Waiting for Anya (2020)

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.

Director:

Ben Cookson

Writers:

Michael Morpurgo (based on the novel by), Toby Torlesse (screenplay by)

Stars:

Noah Schnapp, Thomas Kretschmann, Frederick Schmidt

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Noah Schnapp	...	Jo
Thomas Kretschmann	...	The Corporal
Frederick Schmidt	...	Benjamin
Tómas Lemarquis	...	Lieutenant Weissmann
Gilles Marini	...	Papa
Elsa Zylberstein	...	Maman
Joséphine de La Baume	...	Mademoiselle Audap
Sadie Frost	...	Madam Jollet
Jean Reno	...	Grand-Pére
Anjelica Huston	...	Widow Horcada
Declan Cole	...	Hubert
Enola Izquierdo Cicuendez	...	Leah
Amandine Rose	...	Christine
Mathys Gallet-Lartigue	...	Lukas
Laurent Pedebernard	...	Monsieur Jollet

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

children | year 1942 | world war two | german occupation of france | train station | 

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Taglines:

War Has No Escape

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller | War

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Waiting for Anya, is a film adaptation of the book by War Horse author Michael Morpurgo. The book was first published in Great Britain in 1990.

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Quotes

Jo: What did you do?
Benjamin: Me?
Jo: All of you. Why do they hate you so much?
Benjamin: If the Tiber rises too high, the Nile sinks too low. The cry is always "The Christian to the lion." They hate us because they can.
Jo: And do you hate them?
Benjamin: I pity them

User Reviews

Missing something

This movie is missing something. A very retold story. I was excited to watch it at first, as Noah Schnapp is in it. Yet I just wasn't satisfied. It was boring and rather unsuspenseful. My family wasn't entertained and only I finished the movie. There could've been more to happen. It was so plain, reminded me of like a plain grain muffin. As someone who is a HUGEEE history buff, I've seen a lot of films very similar. This movie does not have much to it.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

UK Belgium

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 February 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Waiting for Anya

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$36,404

Company Credits

Production Co:

Artémis Productions, Fourth Culture Films, Bad Penny Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1