This movie takes
place in World War II, in Nazi occupied Holland. The movie tells the true story
of Walraven Van Hall, who worked in the Dutch Resistance.
Throughout the
movie, Van Hall uses an alias to keep his true identity known from the Nazi
party. He works as a high ranking banker, and knows how to get funds to the
Resistance. He creates a shadow bank with his brother Gjis Van Hall. The Hall
brothers are heroes in the story of World War II.
This film felt
like another World War II film, “Valkyrie.” There was a great deal of espionage in the
film, so many cloak and dagger moments. So much was riding on the success of
Van Hall.
The director was
an expert in shooting this film. Audience members are filled with tension in
these scenes, thinking: “what if this
doesn’t work? What if they get caught?”
As I promised to not share any spoilers on this film blog, I cannot divulge any more about Van Hall or his efforts in the Resistance. Still, Van Hall was a true hero, and his story needs to be known. There are moments of violence in the film, as is common in any movie set in World War II.
To find out more
about Walraven Van Hall, and his efforts to fight the Nazis through the Dutch
Resistance, please visit the following websites:
https://leidenlawblog.nl/articles/banker-to-the-resistance
The Resistance Banker”
in Dutch with English subtitles, now streaming on Netflix. Three stars.
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