In Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, Walter Süskind is a member of the Dutch Jewish Council who rescues hundreds of children from the concentration camps.
Acting
Spitzenberger's face holds 600 unspoken terrors
Direction
Van den Berg weaponizes bureaucratic mundanity
Writing
Every friendly SS chat drips with threat
Director
Rudolf van den Berg
Jeroen Spitzenberger
Walter Süskind
Karl Markovics
Ferdinand Aus der Fünten
Nyncke Beekhuyzen
Hanna Süskind
Katja Herbers
Fanny Philips
Golda de Leon
Yvonne Süskind
Nasrdin Dchar
Felix Halverstadt
Tygo Gernandt
Piet Meerburg
Krijn ter Braak
Dr. Edwin Schützer
Olga Zuiderhoek
Henriette Pimentel
Chava Voor in 't Holt
Sylvie
Ramsey Nasr
Mendel Blumgarten
Erich Krieg
Willy Lages
Peter Post
Albert Gemmeker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dutch cinema rarely confronts Jewish Council complicity—this film sparked debate about 'good Nazi' narratives and Jewish agency.
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