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Waiting for Anya

  • 2020
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
2.1K
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Jean Reno, Sadie Frost, Anjelica Huston, Thomas Kretschmann, Urs Rechn, Nicholas Rowe, Elsa Zylberstein, William Abadie, Tómas Lemarquis, Gilles Marini, Joséphine de La Baume, Phin Glynn, Frederick Schmidt, Raj Awasti, Noah Schnapp, and Lukas Sauer in Waiting for Anya (2020)
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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.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.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
    • Toby Torlesse
    • Ben Cookson
  • Stars
    • Noah Schnapp
    • Thomas Kretschmann
    • Frederick Schmidt
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ben Cookson
    • Writers
      • Michael Morpurgo
      • Toby Torlesse
      • Ben Cookson
    • Stars
      • Noah Schnapp
      • Thomas Kretschmann
      • Frederick Schmidt
    • 35User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

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    Noah Schnapp
    Noah Schnapp
    • Jo
    Thomas Kretschmann
    Thomas Kretschmann
    • The Corporal
    Frederick Schmidt
    Frederick Schmidt
    • Benjamin
    Tómas Lemarquis
    Tómas Lemarquis
    • Lieutenant Weissmann
    Gilles Marini
    Gilles Marini
    • Papa
    Elsa Zylberstein
    Elsa Zylberstein
    • Maman
    Joséphine de La Baume
    Joséphine de La Baume
    • Mademoiselle Audap
    Sadie Frost
    Sadie Frost
    • Madam Jollet
    Jean Reno
    Jean Reno
    • Grand-Pére
    Anjelica Huston
    Anjelica Huston
    • Widow Horcada
    Declan Cole
    • Hubert
    Enola Izquierdo Cicuendez
    • Leah
    Amandine Rose
    • Christine
    Mathys Gallet-Lartigue
    • Lukas
    Laurent Pedebernard
    • Monsieur Jollet
    William Abadie
    William Abadie
    • Father Lasalle
    Nicholas Rowe
    Nicholas Rowe
    • Monsuier Sarthol
    Jean-François Balmer
    Jean-François Balmer
    • Old Jo Lalande
    • (voice)
    • (as Jean Francois Balmer)
    • Director
      • Ben Cookson
    • Writers
      • Michael Morpurgo
      • Toby Torlesse
      • Ben Cookson
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    • Trivia
      The medals that the grandfather wears on his coat for large parts of the movie are the general medal for voluntary military service and the Verdun campaign medal. He mentions that he fought at the Battle of Verdun (1916), the bloodiest battle of the First World War in which more than half a million French soldiers died, as well as 400,000 Germans.
    • Goofs
      The Corporal recites to Jo a poem he says is an old German poem. As he recites it, however, the rhyming scheme is in English with words that would not rhyme in German.
    • Quotes

      Horcada: Honest men like honest boys are very hard to find.

    User reviews35

    Featured review
    7/10

    A children's war movie

    Beautifully filmed in a mountainous area of France near Spain. The point of view of a young boy roped into help Jewish children hiding and then fleeing over to Spain. There are some Allo Allo cliched characters played by famous actors including Jean Reno and the quintessential good German Thomas Kretschmann. Angelica Huston is surprisingly okay. There isn't much wrong with the show but it feels boring and cliched with one dimensional characters. But if you accept it is for younger audiences then it's okay for what it is. After all the writer is War Horse's Michael Morpugo.
    • phd_travel
    • Mar 17, 2020
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    • Release date
      • February 7, 2020 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Belgium
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Anya'yı Beklerken
    • Production companies
      • Bad Penny Productions
      • Goldfinch Family Films
      • Artémis Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $138,950
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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