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Synopsis

PASSPORT SERIES FILM 1 OF 10 Set during the end of WWII, Black Book is the story of a German Jewish girl who narrowly survives the war in Holland. She joins the resistance to find out who betrayed her family after all of them were killed in an attempt to reach the liberated south.

Film Information

• Genre: Foreign / Suspense/Thriller / War
• Director: Paul Verhoeven
• Written By: Gerard Soeteman, Paul Verhoeven
• Starring: Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, Halina Reijn, Waldemar Kobus, Derek de Lint, Christian Berkel, and Dolf de Vries
• Running Time: 145 minutes, approx.
• MPAA Rating: R for some strong violence, graphic nudity, sexuality and language
• Language: English
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Reviews

"Black Book is Verhoeven's best film since"

   - Glenn Kenny, Premiere

"Like much of Verhoeven's best work, it's shamelessly melodramatic, but in its dark moral complexities it puts"

   - Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

"In less accomplished hands, Black Book could have been a hopeless mishmash. But Verhoeven proves a sure-handed storyteller, which might come as a surprise, as well as a terrific visual stylist, which shouldn't."

   - Chris Kaltenbach, Baltimore Sun

"A highly original and progressively riveting personal adventure."

   - William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"In the end, Black Book may be one of the most fun movies ever made about how people basically suck."

   - Noel Murray, The Onion (A.V. Club)

Showtimes

• Friday, June 1st
  4:30 pm, 7:30 pm
• Saturday, June 2nd
  3:30 pm
• Sunday, June 3rd
  3:30 pm
• Monday, June 4th
  4:00 pm, 7:00 pm
• Tuesday, June 5th
  7:00 pm
• Wednesday, June 6th
  4:00 pm
• Thursday, June 7th
  7:00 pm
• Friday, June 8th
  4:00 pm, 7:00 pm
• Saturday, June 9th
  1:45 pm, 7:00 pm
• Sunday, June 10th
  4:00 pm
• Monday, June 11th
  4:00 pm
• Tuesday, June 12th
  7:00 pm