Edges of the Lord (2001)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Yurek Bogayevicz

Writer (WGA):

Yurek Bogayevicz (written by)

Release Date:

12 October 2001 (Poland)

Genre:

Drama | Crime | War

Plot:

A 12-year-old Jewish boy hides with a family of Catholic peasant farmers to escape the Nazis.

Plot Keywords:

Boy | Host | Jewish | Jew | Pig

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Haley Joel Osment	...	Romek
Willem Dafoe	...	Priest
Liam Hess	...	Tolo
Richard Banel	...	Vladek
Olaf Lubaszenko	...	Gniecio
Malgorzata Foremniak	...	Manka
Andrzej Grabowski	...	Kluba
Chiril Vahonin	...	Robal
Olga Frycz	...	Maria
Dorota Piasecka	...	Ela Kluba
Wojciech Smolarz	...	Pyra
Marek Weglarski	...	Max
Edyta Jurecka	...	Sara
Ryszard Ronczewski	...	Batylin
Krystyna Feldman	...	Wanda

Also Known As:

Boze skrawki (Poland)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence and sexual content.

Runtime:

France:95 min (Cannes Film Festival)

Country:

USA | Poland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #38168) | New Zealand:R16 | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | USA:R | Australia:MA | Singapore:PG | Australia:M (cable rating)

Filming Locations:

Kraków, Poland

Company:

Braun Entertainment Group

Trivia:

This movie wasn't released in USA due to commercial difficulties right away. There were plans to release it theatrically, but to no avail. It was released straight to DVD.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The movie had numerous religious errors. This was pre-Vatican II, so the Catholic Church was quite different. Some of the religious errors were not all women wearing something on their heads during Mass, no altar rail, the priest didn't say the correct statement before distributing communion, and they should not have said "Amen" after communion.

Quotes:

Romek: Are we blessed? Or are we just the edges?
Priest: We are all scraps, Romek, and we are all blessed the same.
Romek: But not all the people right?

Soundtrack:

Before Your Eyes

The film is 10/10 !!

I consider this film to be the best one with Haley J. Osment. I must admit that first I watched it only because HJO was starring in it (and because the film was shot in my country, ie Poland). Not only does Haley play wonderfully, but also the film itself is very good, mixing the times of WWII with the fragile construction of children's psyche. The film was made in Poland, so it was very nice to see Haley playing in Polish landscapes. I must say I am very surprised that the film was not yet released in the US. In Poland it was shown in cinemas in 2001. In January 2003 the film was released on DVD. A few weeks ago (November 2003) the movie was on TV so it had really wide audience. I don't understand why such a good movie was not released in the US !! If you want, you can write to me: (make sure it's o2, and not 02).