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
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Patrick Bergin
Stefan
Jordan Kiziuk
Alex
Jack Warden
Boruch
James Bolam
Doctor Studjinsky
Michael Byrne
Bolek
Stefan Sauk
Goehler
Suzanna Hamilton
Stasya's Mother
Marek Grabowski
Adam
Paweł Okoński
Richter
Leon Niemczyk
Podolski
Jacek Krautforst
adjutant
Juliusz Chrząstowski
jewish policeman
Crew
Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Director
Tony Grisoni
Writer
Zbigniew Preisner
Original Music Composer
Marek Piestrak
Second Assistant Director
Barbara Śródka-Makówka
Costume Design
Andrzej Rafał Waltenberger
Production Design
Tim Lewis
First Assistant Director
Popular Reviews
10 reviews
Jarl
4.0★ · 03/13/26
Ikk den her film
Ikk den her film
Yaya
8.0★ · 10/25/25
My ass would've went in the first chance i got
My ass would've went in the first chance i got
Maria monks
6.6★ · 01/20/25
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
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
