Michiel Huisman Movies
The eleventh male child in a family of enthusiastic soccer players wrestles with being the only one who isn't obsessed with the sport in this musical comedy from director Nicole van Kilsdonk. There are enough boys in Johan's family to make up a full soccer team, but Johan would rather sing than score goals. As the budding vocalist begins to stretch his wings and his vocal chords, his family is forced to face the fact that Johan will never become an athlete like the rest of his soccer-playing siblings. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Caro Lenssen, Johnny de Mol, (more)
Filmmaker Paul Verhoeven returned to the Netherlands after more than twenty years of success in Hollywood to direct this epic-scale war drama based on a true story. Rachel Steinn (Carice van Houten) is a beautiful Jewish woman living in German-occupied Holland during late 1944. Her family members - who have been falsely promised safe passage to Belgium (their names recorded in the 'black book' of the title) are instead robbed and slaughtered by the Germans on a premeditated basis; Rachel herself manages to escape by diving into the water and swimming away. She narrowly avoids capture, then joins the local resistance movement. With her hair dyed blonde, Rachel can easily pass for Aryan, and when the leader of the Dutch resistance movement learns his son has been captured by Axis forces, Rachel is asked to use her feminine charms to persuade a German commander to arrange for the boy's release. Rachel soon finds herself caught up in a dangerous double life as she becomes a sexual plaything for the Nazis while attempting to bring down their evil empire as a spy. Zwartboek was written by Verhoeven and Gerard Soeteman, who collaborated on the 1977 international success Soldier of Orange. Zwartboek received its world premier at the 2006 Venice Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, (more)
- 2008
- NR
London's East End serves as the setting for this story concerning two young foreigners squatting in a hip building and embarking on separate quests. Axl is scouring the city for his long-lost father, while broken-hearted Vera attempts to recover from a failed love affair by striking up a playful romance with a sexy and mysterious stranger. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Déborah François, Fernando Tielve, (more)
