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Edges of the Lord

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  • 1h 38m
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6.7/10
3.6K
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Edges of the Lord (2001)
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  • Drama
  • Romance
A twelve-year-old Jewish boy hides with a family of Catholic peasant farmers to escape the Nazis.A twelve-year-old Jewish boy hides with a family of Catholic peasant farmers to escape the Nazis.A twelve-year-old Jewish boy hides with a family of Catholic peasant farmers to escape the Nazis.
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  • Director
    • Yurek Bogayevicz
  • Writer
    • Yurek Bogayevicz
  • Stars
    • Haley Joel Osment
    • Willem Dafoe
    • Richard Banel
Top credits
  • Director
    • Yurek Bogayevicz
  • Writer
    • Yurek Bogayevicz
  • Stars
    • Haley Joel Osment
    • Willem Dafoe
    • Richard Banel
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 39User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 7 nominations

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    Edges of the Lord (2001)
    Edges of the Lord (2001)
    Haley Joel Osment in Edges of the Lord (2001)
    Haley Joel Osment in Edges of the Lord (2001)
    Willem Dafoe in Edges of the Lord (2001)
    Haley Joel Osment and Olga Frycz in Edges of the Lord (2001)
    Willem Dafoe, Haley Joel Osment, Olga Frycz, and Liam Hess in Edges of the Lord (2001)
    Haley Joel Osment in Edges of the Lord (2001)
    Haley Joel Osment, Eugene Osment, and Christoph Pieczynski in Edges of the Lord (2001)
    Edges of the Lord (2001)
    Edges of the Lord (2001)
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    Haley Joel Osment
    Haley Joel Osment
    • Romekas Romek
    Willem Dafoe
    Willem Dafoe
    • Priestas Priest
    Richard Banel
    • Vladekas Vladek
    Liam Hess
    Liam Hess
    • Toloas Tolo
    Olaf Lubaszenko
    Olaf Lubaszenko
    • Gniecioas Gniecio
    Malgorzata Foremniak
    Malgorzata Foremniak
    • Mankaas Manka
    Andrzej Grabowski
    Andrzej Grabowski
    • Klubaas Kluba
    Chiril Vahonin
    • Robalas Robal
    Olga Frycz
    Olga Frycz
    • Mariaas Maria
    Dorota Piasecka
    • Ela Klubaas Ela Kluba
    Wojciech Smolarz
    • Pyraas Pyra
    Marek Weglarski
    • Maxas Max
    Edyta Jurecka
    • Saraas Sara
    Ryszard Ronczewski
    Ryszard Ronczewski
    • Batylinas Batylin
    Krystyna Feldman
    Krystyna Feldman
    • Wandaas Wanda
    Eugene Osment
    Eugene Osment
    • German Officer at Batylin Fieldas German Officer at Batylin Field
    Christoph Pieczynski
    Christoph Pieczynski
    • German Officer at Trainsas German Officer at Trains
    • (as Krzysztof Pieczynski)
    Stefania Wasko
    • Maria's Grandmontheras Maria's Grandmonther
    • Director
      • Yurek Bogayevicz
    • Writer
      • Yurek Bogayevicz
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • 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
      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?

    • Soundtracks
      Before Your Eyes
      Lyrics by Elzbieta Bieluszko-Kaczmarek

      Music by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek

      Published by Sova Media International (ASCAP)

    User reviews39

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    great direction, wonderfull script, excellent performances. It is by far one of the best movies i've watched!!!
    This movie is about a young Jew that finds shelter in a small village in Polland and lives with Christians. I decided to rent that movie only because I had already watched most of Haley Joel Osment's movies and as I had found them all really nice that was sort of a guarantee. The trueth is that I did not expect it to be so nice. This movie, in contrast to most of the movies about WW2, is about the life during these years. the stars of the movie are: Haley Joel Osment, Liam Hess, Olga Fruzch, Richard Banel and Willem Dafoe. Edges of the Lord is probably the movie with the best performances by all the cast and especially by the kids. Haley did a great performance as usual as Romek,the 12 year old Jew, Olga was really great as Maria and Richard, as Vladek, was really fantastic. But, the highlight of the movie was the admirable performance of Liam. He was really great and powerful. Willem Dafoe was quite good, too. What I really admired about this film was the great ability of Yurek Bogaievich, the director, to seize the feeling of the people, fear-love-hapiness-sadness, and make it picture. He could harmonize the personnal feeling with the weather conditions or the things laing around the main characters.I suggest you to watch this movie and try to observe all the details, that is the only way to understand how great this movie is. Greetings from Larissa, Greece!!! Violet.
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    • violet5522
    • Nov 23, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 12, 2001 (Poland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Poland
    • Official site
      • Production company
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Jainkoaren ertzak
    • Filming locations
      • Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland
    • Production companies
      • Braun Entertainment Group
      • Canal+
      • Komitet Kinematografii
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $7,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $154,768
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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