
Overview
Alex is an 11-year old boy who, during WWII, hides in the Jewish ghetto from Nazis after all his relatives have been sent to the concentration camp. The movie portrays the ghetto through his eyes.
Crew
DirectorSøren Kragh-Jacobsen
WriterJohn Goldsmith, Tony Grisoni
Cast

Patrick Bergin
Stefan

Jordan Kiziuk
Alex

Jack Warden
Boruch

James Bolam
Doctor Studjinsky

Michael Byrne
Bolek

Stefan Sauk
Goehler

Suzanna Hamilton
Stasya's Mother

Marek Grabowski
Adam
Marcin Herman
Joseph
Paweł Lauterbach
Benny
Jacek Milczanowski

Paweł Okoński
Richter

Leon Niemczyk
Podolski

Jacek Krautforst
adjutant

Juliusz Chrząstowski
jewish policeman
Katarzyna Suszyło
Miriam
Julita Wołoszyńska-Matysek
Benny's Mother

Maciej Sosnowski
jewish policeman (uncredited)

Rafał Szałajko
ghetto Jew (uncredited)

Zbigniew Waleryś
ghetto Jew (uncredited)
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Keywords
nazijewish ghettoworld war iibased on true storyorphanstarvation1940skids on their ownchildren in wartime
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026
















