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Waiting for Anya is a 2020 historical war drama film co-written and directed by Ben Cookson. It is a film adaptation of the 1990 novel of the same name by Michael Morpurgo. The film stars Noah Schnapp, Thomas Kretschmann, Frederick Schmidt, Jean Reno, and Anjelica Huston.
Feb 7, 2020 · Based on a true story, the film follows a young shepherd who helps smuggle Jewish children across the border from France to Spain during the war. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Drama, Thriller, War
- Ben Cookson
- 2020-02-07
Waiting for Anya is a children's novel by Michael Morpurgo, first published in Great Britain in 1990, by William Heinemann. It is set in Lescun, in a mountainous region of southern France on the border with Spain. It was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. It was adapted as a film of the same title released in 2020.
- Michael Morpurgo
- 1990
Jan 9, 2020 · Waiting for Anya | Official Trailer (HD) | Vertical Entertainment. During the harrows of World War II, a young boy, Jo (Noah Schnapp), stumbles upon a dangerous secret: children are being...
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- Vertical
Feb 7, 2020 · A film based on a YA book about French villagers who rescued Jewish children from the Nazis in 1942. The review criticizes the film for being overly didactic, talking down to the audience, and lacking historical depth.
PG-13. YouTube Movies & TV. 181M subscribers. Subscribed. 6.3K. From the author of War Horse, a shepherd-boy risks everything to help smuggle Jewish children into Spain from German-occupied France....
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- YouTube Movies
David Stratton The Australian Waiting for Anya is a rather bland affair. Given the dangers faced by Jo and Benjamin, there's little in the way of suspense and the uninitiated would hardly ...
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- History, Drama
