Black Book (Zwartboek) (Zwartboek)

BLACK BOOK

Okay, everybody.

We're gonna make a shortstop here in what is called a kibbutz.

- Please be back on the bus... - Like it?

- Dusty. - But peaceful.

I have some film.

I'll make a photograph, okay?

Okay.

You're disrupting my class. No pictures please.

I don't speak any Hebrew.

Don't you speak Dutch?

Aren't you Ellis de Vries, from The Hague?

Ronnie?

Ellis!

- What are you doing here? - I live here.

- You're Jewish? - What brings you to Israel?

I'm with my husband. That's him over there. George.

He suddenly got religion...

Because of the war, the doctor says.

A lot of Jesus and no sins. Nights are nice and quiet now.

The last guy I saw you with was a Canadian.

That's him, silly. That's my Canadian.

George! George!

It's a friend from Holland, from the war.

How did you end up here?

Okay, hurry up! Hurry up!

Our next stop will be Capernaum.

That's where Jesus performed His first healing miracles.

We' ll eat a light lunch on the bus...

Goodbye, sweetie. I'll send you the pictures.

- Goodbye, Ellis. - Rachel! Rachel Rosenthal. I'm married.

Write down Rachel Rosenthal. The address?

Kibbutz Stein.

Shalom. That's how you say it, isn't it?

"Then spake Jesus...

'Light of life."'

Jantje, Stientje. Your turn to serve.

Good morning, Mrs. Tjepkema.

- Good morning, children. - Good morning, Miss.

- Good morning, Rachel. - We mustn't call her Rachel, remember?

The weather's clearing. I want the barn mucked out before nightfall.

Take your seats.

Will you read from the Gospels, Father?

I'm sure our guest has learned a new verse.

Good. Now close your eyes.

Then spake Jesus again, saying,

"I am the light of the world.

"He that followeth me shall not walk in darkness,

but shall have the light of life."

- Amen. - Amen.

Nicely said and no mistakes.

She may have her cereal too, Stientje.

If the Jews had listened to Jesus, they wouldn't be in such a mess now.

Go ahead and eat.

Here.

Hey, you there...

English music is forbidden.

But not for sexy girls.

That's not funny.

You scared me to death. I thought you were a Kraut.

- How can I make it up to you? - You can take me sailing.

- And I sure could use a cigarette. - Jawohl!

- What's that idiot doing? - Dumping his bombs so he can climb.

Get down!

- What are you doing? - That's my hiding place.

Wait!

Germans!

You can't go back there. Come with me.

Enjoy your meal, son.

So laugh and sing

Make love the thing

Be happy...

Turn it down.

...while you may

There's always one

Beneath the sun

Who's bound to make you feel

That way

I'll be damned. The voice on the record--that's you.

That was me... years ago.

Before the war.

One day you're singing, the next day you're silenced.

- Here, Dad caught it for us. - That's nice of him.

Would you light the stove for me?

This is nice.

- Then keep it. - You mean that?

A reminder of the woman whose life you saved.

That's sweet of you.

Thanks.

- Actually, it's a blessing in disguise. - What is?

I won't have to rattle off a silly Bible verse to get some grub.

A car.

Running on gasoline.

Miss Stein?

Rachel Stein?

Miss Stein, I know you're here.

The Germans found an ID with your name

in the farmhouse that burned down.

Mr. Maalderink?

They know you were in the area.

They wrote down the number of your sail.

Says who?

Even the Krauts can put two and two together.

A Jewish woman in hiding disappears and the only boat on the lake was yours.

- So why are you here? - I've come to warn you.

The Germans will be here soon.

They'll send Miss Stein to Poland and arrest you and your family...

for harboring Jews.

How did you hear about this?

The police in The Hague passed the German report on to us.

Who's "us"?

"Us" is just "us."

You're lucky there are a lot of good cops in Holland.

I just came to tell you this--

Go into hiding. Now.

Good night.

- Wasn't I clear enough? - You have to help us find a hiding place.

"Us" is the Resistance. You're one of them.

So you can help, right?

- Maybe, but it's dangerous. - We're willing to take the risk.

You can't leave us in the lurch.

Please?

There's a route through the marshes into liberated territory.

Smuggle us across the lines? Now? That's insane.

The Tommies are going to liberate us any day.

Your Tommies sure took a beating in Arnhem.

Either come along or deal with it yourself.

Wait.

We'll come.

Be ready to leave tomorrow. I'll pick you up at 2:00.

Pack lightly, but bring enough money to last you a while.

This is it.

I'll wait on the corner.

W. B. SMAAL ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

Rachel Stein to see Mr. Smaal.

Come on up. I'll see if he's available.

My husband can see you now.

- Smaal. - Rachel Stein.

My father told me to see you if I was in ajam.

Any young woman can call herself Rachel Stein.

My parents and my brother.

What can I do for you?

My hiding place got bombed.

I don't have an ID or anything.

I have a chance to cross into liberated territory.

- So I'll need some money. - How much?

Enough to live on for a year.

A hundred thousand?

No, that's impossible.

Half, then?

In dollars and jewels, please.

It can't take up too much space.

You'll have to sign for them.

Later, I'll need to show your father

that the accounts are in order.

Do you know where my parents are hiding?

I don't know and I don't want to know.

Where do I sign?

Hold on.

- Don't you want to count it first? - No, I trust you.

Rachel...

you shouldn't be so trusting.

Not in times like these.

Routine check! ID papers!

Van Gein, Gestapo. With a shipment of captured Jews.

Ten of them.

Right. Go ahead.

- And have a good trip. - Heil Hitler.

Come on out.

Time to go.

Rachel!

Max!

It's my brother.

We're here, too.

My child.

Quiet. Come.

How did you get here?

That man came and told us you were going to make the crossing.

So we wanted to come, too.

This is Rob. He's been helping me.

Don't push. Be careful.

Move to the front and sit down.

- You're holding everyone up. - He had an operation.

Four days ago. The scar hasn't healed.

Sorry. I didn't know.

- Would you unhook gangplank? - Aren't you coming?

The captain will take it from here.

Have a safe trip.

Take it off, lady. It'll shine in the dark.

- But I sleep with it on! - Then turn up your collar.

The Krauts see everything.

Let's go!

Look, gingerbread. I saved it for a special occasion.

What did you have?

Acute appendicitis. He nearly couldn't come.

Our trusty lawyer found a doctor to operate on him in secret.

- On the kitchen table. Just in time. - Mr. Smaal knew where you were?

Of course. He helped us find our hiding place.

He swore up and down he didn't know.

That's odd.