The read
Scores higher than 84% of the 371 2010s war movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 49m.
Synopsis
After losing his parents, a young Jewish boy wanders Eastern Europe, seeking refuge during World War II.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes81%
Metacritic72/100
194 audience votes
Key crew
- Václav MarhoulDirector
- Václav MarhoulScreenplay
Cast
- Petr KotlárJoska
- Nina ŠunevičMarta
- Alla SokolovaOlga
- Udo KierMiller
- Michaela DoležalováMiller's Wife
- Stellan SkarsgårdHans
- Harvey KeitelPriest
- Julian SandsGarbos
- Júlia VidrnákováLabina
- Lech DyblikLekh
- Aleksei KravchenkoGavrila
- Barry PepperMitka
Stills
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Themes
child abusebased on novel or bookwar crimesfairy talejewish ghettoholocaust (shoah)world war iigerman-polish bordersexual violencegerman occupationbrutal deathviolent death