Exciting story with good acting

Rating: 8/10 (6 May 2014)

An excellent rendition of the plight of the Dutch, especially those of Jewish descent, under Nazi occupation. Most Jews did not survive under Nazi occupation and this is the story of a woman determined not only to survive but to avenge the atrocities of the SS and Gestapo.
Most English-speaking viewers will need the English subtitles to follow the film. Being a Dutch film, the Dutch language is of course flawless and the occasional smattering of English as well.
My only gripe is that whereas a large part of the film is spoken in German, the language is often spoken very poorly, both in terms of pronunciation and grammar. For example, it is common in most of the Netherlands to leave the "n" silent in infinitives and plurals ending in "en", but this is not the case in German. Nevertheless, this central Netherlands affectation gets applied equally to the German-speaking passages in the film. In addition, most of the Dutch actors struggle excessively with German nouns. Most irritating was "das Vleugel" which should be "der Fluegel". No excuse, given that vleugel isn't a neuter in Dutch either. Another example: "aufmachen" (infinitive) is used where the imperative ("mach auf") is required instead.
Apart from that distraction, which non-reasonable-German-speaking viewers won't be afflicted by, it is a good story with plenty of suspense and is well acted.