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The Island on Bird Street

1997·Drama·1h 47m
7.0
★
Alex is an 11-year old boy who, during WWII, hides in the Jewish ghetto from Nazis after all his relatives have been sent to the concentration camp. The movie portrays the ghetto through his eyes.
Directed by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
nazi
jewish ghetto
world war ii
based on true story
orphan
starvation
1940s
kids on their own
children in wartime
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Cast

Patrick Bergin
Patrick Bergin
Stefan
Jordan Kiziuk
Jordan Kiziuk
Alex
Jack Warden
Jack Warden
Boruch
James Bolam
James Bolam
Doctor Studjinsky
Michael Byrne
Michael Byrne
Bolek
Stefan Sauk
Stefan Sauk
Goehler
Suzanna Hamilton
Suzanna Hamilton
Stasya's Mother
Marek Grabowski
Marek Grabowski
Adam
Paweł Okoński
Paweł Okoński
Richter
Leon Niemczyk
Leon Niemczyk
Podolski
Jacek Krautforst
Jacek Krautforst
adjutant
Juliusz Chrząstowski
Juliusz Chrząstowski
jewish policeman

Crew

Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Director
Tony Grisoni
Tony Grisoni
Writer
Zbigniew Preisner
Zbigniew Preisner
Original Music Composer
Marek Piestrak
Marek Piestrak
Second Assistant Director
Barbara Śródka-Makówka
Barbara Śródka-Makówka
Costume Design
Andrzej Rafał Waltenberger
Andrzej Rafał Waltenberger
Production Design
Tim Lewis
Tim Lewis
First Assistant Director

Popular Reviews

12 reviews
Jarl
Jarl
4.0★ · 03/13/26
The Island on Bird Street
Ikk den her film
Ikk den her film
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Yaya
Yaya
8.0★ · 10/25/25
The Island on Bird Street
My ass would've went in the first chance i got
My ass would've went in the first chance i got
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Maria monks
Maria monks
6.6★ · 01/20/25
The Island on Bird Street
this just didn't make sense in a way that i ended up not liking it because we were supposed to watch a movie about the holocaust in school but this barely showed it

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this just didn't make sense in a way that i ended up not liking it because we were supposed to watch a movie about the holocaust in school but this barely showed it

the progress was SLOW
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syren
syren
6.7★ · 11/26/25
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5.0★ · 10/16/25
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