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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. [4] [5] [6] The film stars Noah Schnapp, Thomas Kretschmann, Frederick Schmidt, Jean Reno, and Anjelica Huston.
Feb 7, 2020 · Waiting for Anya: Directed by Ben Cookson. With Noah Schnapp, Thomas Kretschmann, Frederick Schmidt, Tómas Lemarquis. During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain.
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- Drama, Thriller, War
- Ben Cookson
- 2020-02-07
Jan 9, 2020 · During the harrows of World War II, a young boy, Jo (Noah Schnapp), stumbles upon a dangerous secret: children are being smuggled out of Nazi-occupied France to the safety of Spain.
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From the author of War Horse, a shepherd-boy risks everything to help smuggle Jewish children into Spain from German-occupied France.
- 109 min
- 565K
- YouTube Movies
Feb 7, 2020 · A boy and a reclusive widow work together to smuggle Jewish children into Spain during World War II.
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- Noah Schnapp
- Ben Cookson
- Goldfinch Studios
Feb 7, 2020 · The film is based on a popular YA book by Michael Morpurgo, author of The War Horse, and it is inspired by French villagers who rescued Jewish children from the Nazis by smuggling them over the mountains into Spain.
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Feb 16, 2020 · Based on Michael Morpurgo’s novel, first published in 1990. Director Ben Cookson navigates the tightrope of bringing the horrors of the Holocaust to children’s drama.