Summary
While escaping from Nazis during the WWII, a Jewish man dug suitcases full of things dear to his heart in the ground two.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+23)
Critics 49Audiences 72GoodWatch 59
Metascore51
Tomatometer46%
Audience score88%
IMDb7.3
User score5.5
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for dramas, −9 min on the typical 109
typical 109100Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
Released
1998
March 30, 1998
28 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
HebrewYiddishMade in
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Belgium
and 7 more11 people
- Laura FraserChaya Silberschmidt
- AMAdam MontySimcha Kalman
- Isabella RosselliniMrs. Kalman
- Jeroen KrabbéMr. Kalman
- David BradleyConcierge
- Marianne SägebrechtMrs. Silberschmidt
- Maximilian SchellMr. Silberschmidt
- Chaim TopolYacov Apfelschnitt
- Heather WeeksSofie
Lex GoudsmitMen. Goldman
Miriam MargolyesMrs. Goldman
Directing · 1
- Jeroen Krabbé Director
Writing · 2
- Edwin de Vries Writer, Producer
- Carl Friedman Novel
Production · 8
- Craig Haffner Executive Producer
- Brad Wilson Executive Producer
- Ate de Jong Producer
- Dave Schram Producer
- Hans Pos Producer
- Dirk Impens Producer
Camera · 1
- Walther van den Ende Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Edgar Burcksen Editor
Sound · 1
- Henny Vrienten Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Hemmo Sportel Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Yan Tax Costume Design
- Bernadette Corstens Costume Design
- Winnie Gallis Hairstylist
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