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''Süskind'' is a Dutch war film directed by Rudolf van den Berg. The film is based on the life of
Walter Süskind Walter Süskind (29 October 1906 – 28 February 1945) was a German Jew who helped about 600 Jewish children escape the Holocaust. He was a member of the ( or ) during the Second World War. Biography Süskind was born in Lüdenscheid in German ...
and is set in
Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
during the
Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. The film was released in the
Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
on 19 January 2012.


Plot

In
Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
during the
German occupation of the Netherlands Despite Dutch neutrality, Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands on 10 May 1940 as part of Fall Gelb (Case Yellow). On 15 May 1940, one day after the bombing of Rotterdam, the Dutch forces surrendered. The Dutch government and the royal family re ...
, a group of people, including
Walter Süskind Walter Süskind (29 October 1906 – 28 February 1945) was a German Jew who helped about 600 Jewish children escape the Holocaust. He was a member of the ( or ) during the Second World War. Biography Süskind was born in Lüdenscheid in German ...
, try to help children escape the
Holocaust The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe; a ...
.


Cast

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Jeroen Spitzenberger Jeroen Spitzenberger (born 20 January 1976) is a Dutch actor. He appeared in more than forty films since 1992. Filmography References External links * * 1976 births Living people Dutch male film actors 20th-century Dutch male ac ...
as
Walter Süskind Walter Süskind (29 October 1906 – 28 February 1945) was a German Jew who helped about 600 Jewish children escape the Holocaust. He was a member of the ( or ) during the Second World War. Biography Süskind was born in Lüdenscheid in German ...
*
Karl Markovics Karl Markovics is an Austrian actor and film director. He was born in Vienna, Austria. Biography Markovics' mother worked as a clerk and his father was a bus driver. Markovics did not want to go into a professional career but wanted to become a ...
as
Ferdinand aus der Fünten Ferdinand Hugo aus der Fünten (17 December 1909 – 19 April 1989), widely known as Fünten, was an '' SS-Hauptsturmführer'' and head of the Central Office for Jewish Emigration in Amsterdam during the Second World War. He was responsible for ...
*
Nyncke Beekhuyzen Nyncke Beekhuyzen (born 24 January 1980 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch actress. Beekhuyzen was trained at the Amsterdamse Toneelschool & Kleinkunstacademie. In 2003, Beekhuyzen joined the medical television series ''IC (TV series), IC'', as Linda Ramir ...
as Hanna Süskind *
Katja Herbers Katja Mira Herbers (born 19 October 1980) is a Dutch actress. She is best known for portraying Dr. Helen Prins on the WGN America drama series ''Manhattan'' (2014–2015), Emily Grace in the HBO science fiction drama series ''Westworld'' (2018†...
as Fanny Philips *
Nasrdin Dchar Nasrdin Dchar (born 5 November 1978) is a Moroccan-Dutch actor and presenter. Career Dchar has acted in many theatre productions. His first important television appearance was in ''Cut'', a popular youth series of BNN. He is also seen in soa ...
as Felix Halverstadt *
Rudolf Lucieer Rudolf Lucieer (born 10 November 1942) is a Dutch actor. He has appeared in 36 films and television shows since 1966. He starred in the 1967 film ''Paranoia'', which was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1992 he won t ...
as David Cohen * as
Abraham Asscher Abraham Asscher (19 September 1880 – 2 May 1950) was a Dutch Jewish businessman from Amsterdam, a politician, and a leader of his community who attained notoriety for his role during the German occupation of the Netherlands (1940–1945). Earl ...
* as *
Tygo Gernandt Tygo Gernandt (born 7 April 1974 in Amsterdam, North Holland) is a Dutch actor. He has played in several Dutch movies, among them ''Van God Los'', '' Eilandgasten'', '' Schnitzelparadijs'' and ''De Dominee''. He also played in the BBC TV serie ...
as Piet Meerburg


Reception

Boyd van Hoeij of
Variety magazine ''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based ...
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 Films based on actual events Films set in Amsterdam Films directed by Rudolf van den Berg 2012 drama films Dutch World War II films {{Netherlands-film-stub