Waiting for Anya (2019)

Drama, War | 2019 (UK)
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During the harrows of WWII, Jo (Schnapp), a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada (Huston), helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain.

Director:

Ben Cookson

Writers:

Ben Cookson (screenplay), Michael Morpurgo (novel) | 2 more credits »

Stars:

Anjelica Huston, Jean Reno, Thomas Kretschmann | See full cast & crew »

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Status: Post-production | See complete list of  »
Updated: 23 April 2018
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Cast

Credited cast, sorted by IMDb STARmeter:
Anjelica Huston ... Horcada
Jean Reno ... Henri
Thomas Kretschmann
Noah Schnapp ... Jo
Sadie Frost ... Madame Jollet
Gilles Marini
Joséphine de La Baume
Nicholas Rowe
Frederick Schmidt
Tómas Lemarquis
Elsa Zylberstein ... Maman
Urs Rechn ... Hans
William Abadie ... Father Lasalle
Raj Awasti ... French villager
Lukas Sauer ... Soldier
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Storyline

During the harrows of WWII, Jo (Schnapp), a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada (Huston), helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain.

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Official Sites:

GSP Website

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2019 (UK) See more »

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Goldfinch Studios, Fourth Culture Films, Bad Penny Productions See more »
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Color
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Waiting for Anya, is a film adaptation of the book by War Horse author Michael Morpurgo. Its book counterpart was first published in Great Britain in 1990. See more »

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