PG-13
1997    1h 47mDrama, War
7.176%7.1
Alex is an 11-year old boy who, during WWII, hides in the Jewish ghetto from Nazis after all the relatives have been sent to the concentration camp. The movie portrays the ghetto through his eyes.
Directed by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
  • Patrick BerginStefan
  • Jordan KiziukAlex
  • Jack WardenBoruch
  • James BolamDoctor Studjinsky
  • Michael ByrneBolek
  • Stefan SaukGoehler
  • Suzanna HamiltonStasya's Mother
  • Marek GrabowskiAdam
  • Marcin HermanJoseph
  • Paweł LauterbachBenny
  • Jacek Milczanowski
  • Paweł OkońskiRichter
  • Leon NiemczykPodolski
  • Jacek Krautforstadjutant
  • Juliusz Chrząstowskijewish policeman
  • Katarzyna SuszyłoMiriam
  • Julita Wołoszyńska-MatysekBenny's Mother
  • Maciej Sosnowskijewish policeman (uncredited)
  • Rafał Szałajkoghetto Jew (uncredited)
  • Zbigniew Waleryśghetto Jew (uncredited)
  • newhorizons950January 5, 2026
    This is a great, well-acted movie with many very tense moments. A must-watch for anyone interested in the history of WW2 and the Holocaust.

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