''Süskind'' is a Dutch war film directed by Rudolf van den Berg. The film is based on the life of Walter Süskind and is set in

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during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. The film was released in the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

on 19 January 2012.

Plot

during the

German occupation of the Netherlands Despite Dutch neutrality, Nazi Germany German invasion of the Netherlands, invaded the Netherlands on 10 May 1940 as part of ''Fall Gelb'' (Case Yellow). On 15 May 1940, one day after the Rotterdam Blitz, bombing of Rotterdam, the Dutch forces ...

, a group of people, including Walter Süskind, try to help children escape the

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Cast

* Jeroen Spitzenberger as Walter Süskind * Karl Markovics as Ferdinand aus der Fünten * Nyncke Beekhuyzen as Hanna Süskind * Katja Herbers as Fanny Philips * Nasrdin Dchar as Felix Halverstadt * Rudolf Lucieer as David Cohen * as

Abraham Asscher Abraham Asscher (19 September 1880 – 2 May 1950) was a History of the Jews in the Netherlands, Dutch Jewish businessman from Amsterdam, a politician, and a leader of his community who attained notoriety for his role during the History of the N ...

* as * Tygo Gernandt as Piet Meerburg

Reception

Boyd van Hoeij of Variety magazine called it "a serious-minded, reined-in and slightly airless historical drama that also explores wartime behavior in shades of gray".

References

External links

* 2012 films 2012 war drama films 2010s Dutch-language films Dutch war drama films Holocaust films War drama films based on actual events Films set in Amsterdam Films directed by Rudolf van den Berg 2012 drama films Dutch World War II films {{2010s-Netherlands-film-stub