08/23/2006

BLACK BOOK official entry from the Netherlands for Best Foreign Language film

The feature film BLACK BOOK directed by Paul Verhoeven is this year's entry from the Netherlands for the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award.

The film is produced by Fu Works and co-produced by Egoli Tossel Film (Germany), Clockwork Pictures (United Kingdom),
Motel Films and Hector (both The Netherlands). The screenplay is from Paul Verhoeven and Gerard Soeteman.

BLACK BOOK tells the story of World War II resistance fighter Rachel Steinn. After being falsely accused of treachery, she is determined to track down the real traitor.
Cast are a.o.Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, Halina Reijn, Waldemar Kobus and Derek de Lint.