Black Book (2006).
Superb Dutch film from Paul Verhoeven, about a Jewish girl who ends up working as a spy in the Resistance during World War 2 after her family are killed by the Germans.
Later she finds out that she has to sleep with a high ranking SS officer who takes a shine to her after a meeting on a train, but she hadn't intended to fall in love with him as well.
A long film at nearly two and a half hours, but with so many twists and turns, suspense, thrills and action, the time just flies by.
Carice van Houten who plays the role of Rachel Stein is superb and beautiful and holds your attention throughout the film.
Definitely one of Verhoeven's best films, and as usual he doesn't hold back on the realism with depictions of nudity and violence. Well recommended 9/10.
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