Süskind (film)

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 Amsterdam during the Second World War. The film was released in the Netherlands on 19 January 2012.

Süskind
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rudolf van den Berg
Written by	Chris W. Mitchell Rudolf van den Berg
Starring	Jeroen Spitzenberger Karl Markovics Nyncke Beekhuyzen Katja Herbers
Edited by	Job ter Burg
Production companies	Fu Works Cadenza Films Rinkel Film
Distributed by	Independent Films
Release date	19 January 2012 (2012-01-19)
Running time	118 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Languages	Dutch German
Budget	€6 million

Plot

In Amsterdam during the German occupation of the Netherlands, a group of people, including Walter Süskind, try to help children escape the Holocaust.

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
• Rob van de Meeberg [nl] as Abraham Asscher
• Peter Post (actor) [nl] as Albert Konrad Gemmeker [de]
• 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".^[1]