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