Summary
A true story of Jurek, an eight-year-old boy, who escapes from the Warsaw ghetto, then manages to survive in the woods and working as a farmhand, disguising himself as a Polish orphan.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 76GoodWatch 75
Audience score86%
IMDb7.2
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.5/5
Running time
1 h 48 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109108Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries, rent or buy in 15 more
Released
2014
January 10, 2014
12 years ago
Genres
DramaWarHistoryLanguage
German
Original language
Also spoken
HebrewPolishYiddishMade in
Germany
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
14 of 14
Andrzej TkaczJurek Staniak
Kamil TkaczSrulik Staniak
Elisabeth DudaMagda Janczyk
Itay TiranMosche Frenkiel
Łukasz GajdzisPawel
Przemysław SadowskiGrzegorz Kowalski
Jeanette HainMrs. Herman
Rainer BockSS-Officer
Grażyna SzapołowskaMrs. Ewa Staniak
Zbigniew ZamachowskiHersch Fridman
Mirosław BakaMateusz Wróbel
Jochen HägeleSS-Officer Gestapo Headquarter
Marcel StefanskiFarmer Jacket Farm
Katarzyna BargiełowskaRiwa Fridman
Directing · 1
- Pepe Danquart Director, Producer
Writing · 1
- Heinrich Hadding Writer
Production · 12
- Uwe Spiller Producer
- Mirjam Quinte Producer
- Susa Kusche Producer
- Alexander van Dülmen Producer
- Hanneke van der Tas Producer
- Franz Kraus Producer
Camera · 1
- Daniel Gottschalk Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Richard Marizy Editor
Sound · 1
- Stéphane Moucha Music
Art · 4
- Matthias Müsse Production Design
- Inga Palacz Set Decoration
- Adriana Luna Art Direction
- Brigitte Schlögel Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Gioia Raspé Costume Design
- Juliane Hübner Makeup Artist
- Kitty Kratschke Makeup Artist
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