Protagonist: Wilfried Wils (Wil). He is a policeman in Antwerp during the Nazi occupation. After an extremely convoluted plot where confusion reigns (even actors playing different roles look similar) we are left with three possible conclusions:
(a) Wil worked for the Resistance and infiltrated the Nazis,
(b) Wil worked for the Nazis and infiltrated the Resistance
(c) Wil used both the the Resistance and the Nazis to survive.
Since in the last scene Wil is rounding up a truckload of Jews for shipping to the death camps (taking special care children don't escape) we must have (b) or (c) or a combination of both. Now, a movie about a criminal and traitor is not unheard of but the problem is, Wil is given a speech at the beginning where, after the facts, he justifies the unjustifiable. This film leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
(a) Wil worked for the Resistance and infiltrated the Nazis,
(b) Wil worked for the Nazis and infiltrated the Resistance
(c) Wil used both the the Resistance and the Nazis to survive.
Since in the last scene Wil is rounding up a truckload of Jews for shipping to the death camps (taking special care children don't escape) we must have (b) or (c) or a combination of both. Now, a movie about a criminal and traitor is not unheard of but the problem is, Wil is given a speech at the beginning where, after the facts, he justifies the unjustifiable. This film leaves a bad taste in your mouth.