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The Island on Bird Street (1997)

The Island on Bird Street (1997)

Drama War
Release Date: 1997, April 11
Directors: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Cast: Jack Warden, Michael Byrne, Zbigniew Waleryś, Suzanna Hamilton, Stefan Sauk, Patrick Bergin, Leon Niemczyk, Jordan Kiziuk, Juliusz Chrząstowski, Paweł Okoński, James Bolam, Rafał Szałajko

Overview:

Alex is an 11-year old boy who, during WWII, hides in the Jewish ghetto from Nazis after all his relatives have been sent to the concentration camp. The movie portrays the ghetto through his eyes.

Keywords:

based on true story world war ii 1940s orphan nazi starvation children in wartime kids on their own jewish ghetto