Waiting for Anya (2020)

Directed by

Ben Cookson

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 93 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During World War II, a young boy in a French village helps a Jewish girl hide from Nazi soldiers. He works with the local people to keep her safe until she can escape across the border.

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What happens

Waiting for Anya is a 2020 historical war drama film co-written and directed by Ben Cookson. It is a film adaptation of the 1990 novel of the same name by Michael Morpurgo. The film stars Noah Schnapp, Thomas Kretschmann, Frederick Schmidt, Jean Reno, and Anjelica Huston. The film premiered at the 2020 Miami Jewish Film Festival and was released on 7 February 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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