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Edges of the Lord (2001)

Edges of the Lord poster
Directed by
Yurek Bogayevicz
Genre
drama film, war film, historical drama
Country
Poland, United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 89 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy Jewish boy in World War II Poland hides his identity and pretends to be a Catholic peasant to escape the Nazis. He takes refuge with a local family on a farm.

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What happens

Edges of the Lord is a 2001 film, written and directed by Yurek Bogayevicz, starring Willem Dafoe and Haley Joel Osment. The film, set in Poland during World War II, tells the story of a wealthy Jewish boy who must pose as a Catholic peasant farmland local in order to avoid capture from Nazi forces. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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