Summary
At the dawn of World War 2, a Rabbi's daughter and a disenchanted German soldier fall in love and are separated by the war. They struggle on a perilous journey to find one another.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 47GoodWatch 49
IMDb5.0
Audience score43%
Running time
1 h 36 min
Shorter than most dramas, −13 min on the typical 109
typical 10996Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 6 more
Released
2007
August 7, 2007
19 years ago
Genres
DramaWarLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Canada
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 22 more45 people
- Daryl HannahMarlene Konig
- Nina DobrevRachel
- Kim CoatesGeneral Koenig
- Colm FeoreColonel Hass
- Roy ScheiderRabbi
- Jonathan ScarfeOscar Koenig
- Devon BostickGuard #1
- Zachary BennettBernard
Mac FyfeFrederick
Lara DaansNatasha
Zion Forrest LeeHans
Sebastian PigottPeter- MTMarco TallaricoIgor
Lubomir MykytiukSasha
Daniel MatmorRabbi Taub- ZCZev CrystalYosef Faber
Melanie MerkoskyOlga
Miriam McDonaldWilla
Conrad BergschneiderGerman Officer #1- SCStefan CrystalPeasant Boy
- LRLouise ReynoldsRuth
Jake SimonsSoldier- JWJohn WatsonGuard #2
Robin RuelMrs. Rostig
Directing · 2
- Damian Lee Director, Producer
- Beverly Sutton Script Coordinator
Writing · 1
- Jack Crystal Writer, Executive Producer
Production · 13
- Kim Coates Executive Producer
- David Crystal Executive Producer
- Gregg Goldstein Executive Producer
- Zev Crystal Executive Producer
- Julius R. Nasso Executive Producer
- Simon Williams Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- David Pelletier Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Joseph Weadick Editor
Sound · 2
- Tim Landers Music
- Steve Raiman Music
Art · 5
- Oleg M. Savytski Production Design
- Paula Deresti Set Dresser
- Ken Watkins Art Direction
- Elizabeth Calderhead Set Decoration
- Kevin Chandoo Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Ton Pascal Costume Design
- Silvia Platsis Wardrobe Intern
Other crew · 2
- Shelley Cook Stunts
- Ciara Jones Stunts
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