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Black Book (2006)

Where Black Book says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A Dutch war thriller filmed in a farmhouse near Hardenberg, a canal village, and an Amsterdam museum hall that played an SD office

Scenes and places

The kibbutz in 1956 (1956)

In 1956, a woman walks through a kibbutz and meets her family. The calm opening sets up the question of how she got here.

Set in A kibbutz by the Sea of Galilee, Israel — The film opens on a kibbutz in Israel in 1956, where a woman meets her husband and children. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The Sea of Galilee (Lake Tiberias) is the lake in northern Israel where the kibbutz scenes were filmed.

Filmed at Sea of Galilee (Lake Tiberias), Israel — Dutch Wikipedia lists the Sea of Galilee kibbutz among the filming locations; the point is the lake centre, not the kibbutz. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The hiding place is destroyed (1944)

In 1944, Rachel loses the farmhouse where she hid. She has to run to the lawyer who has been helping her family.

Set in Rachel's hiding farmhouse, occupied Netherlands — In 1944 the farmhouse where Rachel is hiding is destroyed by an Allied bomber.

The film is set in the occupied Netherlands of 1944; the farmhouse has no named location in the story.

Filmed at Hardenberg area, Netherlands — A pre-war farmhouse near Hardenberg was blown up for the scene (point is the town centre, not the farm). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The escape by sailboat (1944)

Rachel is reunited with her family and boards a boat meant to carry refugees south. The sailboat looks like freedom.

Set in Waterways of the occupied Netherlands — Rachel escapes by boat with the help of Van Gein and sailors.

Giethoorn is a village of canals in Overijssel where the sailboat scene was filmed.

Filmed at Giethoorn, Netherlands — Dutch Wikipedia names Giethoorn for the sailboat scene; English Wikipedia places an underwater explosion shoot at a lake near Giethoorn. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The ambush on the water (1944)

Rachel's boat is ambushed by the SS. She is the only one who survives and cannot get out of the occupied zone.

Set in Biesbosch, Netherlands — The refugee boat is ambushed by German SS. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The Biesbosch is a tidal wetland in the south of the Netherlands.

The train compartment (1944)

Under the alias Ellis de Vries, Rachel joins a resistance group and pretends to be close to a stranger on a train. A disguise is her only protection.

Set in Aboard a train in the occupied Netherlands — Rachel, now living under the false name Ellis de Vries, plays a loving partner on a train.

The train scene is set on a train; no station is named in the story.

Filmed at Haarlem railway station — Dutch Wikipedia names Haarlem station for the train scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The canteen kitchen (1944)

Ellis takes kitchen work in a canteen at Laakhaven. It places her where the resistance needs her.

Set in Laakhaven canteen, The Hague — Ellis works in the canteen at Laakhaven in The Hague. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Laakhaven is a harbour area in The Hague.

The party at SD headquarters (1944)

At a party at SD headquarters, Ellis spots the brutal deputy who led the massacre on the boat. She must keep smiling.

Set in SD headquarters, The Hague — At a party at SD headquarters, Ellis recognises Franken as the officer who oversaw the massacre on the boat.

The SD (Sicherheitsdienst) is the German security service headquartered in The Hague in the story.

Filmed at Plein, The Hague — Dutch Wikipedia names the Plein as the SD headquarters. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The hall of the SD office (1944)

Ellis works inside SD headquarters and grows close to Müntze, who is not abusive like Franken. Her cover and her feelings begin to pull apart.

Set in SD office, The Hague — Ellis obtains a job at the SD headquarters and falls in love with Müntze.

The SD office hall appears in the film as the interior of the headquarters.

Filmed at Tropenmuseum (now Wereldmuseum), Amsterdam — Dutch Wikipedia says the Tropenmuseum hall stood in for the SD office hall. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The abduction attempt (1944)

The resistance learns that Van Gein is the traitor. Against orders, a member tries to abduct him and the plan goes wrong.

Set in The Hague — Against Kuipers's orders, Akkermans decides to abduct Van Gein, but the attempt goes wrong.

The abduction takes place in the occupied Netherlands.

The rescue of the cells (1944)

Ellis agrees to help the rescue only if Müntze is also freed. The plan is betrayed, and the cells are full of German troops.

Set in SD headquarters cells, The Hague — The resistance plots to rescue imprisoned members, but the plan is betrayed.

The cell block is part of the SD headquarters in the story.

Filmed at Delft University of Technology, Delft — Dutch Wikipedia names the former Mining Engineering building of TU Delft for the cell block; English Wikipedia names the old chemistry building. Point is the university, not a building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The liberation crowd (1944)

When the Allies liberate the country, crowds fill the streets. Ellis is recognised by people who turn on her.

Set in The Hague — The country is liberated by the Allies and crowds fill the streets.

The liberation of the Netherlands is shown with a crowd scene in The Hague.

The holding compound (1944)

Ellis is held with accused collaborators, humiliated by the new jailers. The war is over but she is still a prisoner.

Set in Internment compound, The Hague — After liberation, accused collaborators are held in a prison compound.

The compound is a prison complex run by the Dutch Forces of the Interior.

Filmed at Energiecentrale Den Haag (former electricity works) — Dutch Wikipedia names the Elektriciteitsfabriek in The Hague as the Binnenlandse Strijdkrachten prison compound; same building as the power station is an assumption. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The harbour at Scheveningen (1944)

Franken tries to flee by sea at the end of the war. The harbour is where the old order runs out of road.

Set in Scheveningen harbour, The Hague — As the country is liberated, Franken attempts to escape by boat. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Scheveningen is a seaside district of The Hague with a fishing harbour.

Characters

• Rachel Stein / Ellis de Vries — A Dutch Jewish singer who takes a false name and joins the resistance in The Hague.
• Ludwig Müntze — The SD commander in The Hague whom Ellis is sent to charm.
• Günther Franken — Müntze's brutal deputy, whom Ellis recognises from the boat massacre.