Great film

Rating: 10/10 (4 July 2007)

I thought the film was brilliant in its portrayal of ordinary people caught up in an extraordinary situation. The subject of Blackbook is certainly controversial as it is until the end rather unclear who the bad guys really are. We would all like to think that the war was black or white, either you were a hero as a resistance fighter or you were a traitor and a collaborator, of course the Nazi's are always the bad guys. This film challenges that view. As a Dutch person living in Britain, with one side of the family who resisted and the step family who collaborated I could not resist this film, but it is uncomfortable watching in some places. Full marks to Sebastian Koch and Clarice van Houten for their portrayal of the main characters. As a matter of fact I don't understand why he is not playing Colonel Von Staufenberg in the upcoming film about the assassination attempt on Hitler!!!!!