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Jan 10 2014 Not Rated 1h 52m
Action, Biography, Drama

Run Boy Run is the true story of Jurek, an eight-year-old boy, who escapes from the Warsaw ghetto, then manages to survive in the woods and working as a farmhand, disguising himself as a Polish orphan. He encounters people who will betray him for a reward, who will beat him up or try to kill him, and he meets those, who will do and risk almost everything to help him. Jurek’s resilience is put to the ultimate test, when an accident cripples him, making it harder to find work. But he struggles on against all odds. Eventually the Russians reach his area and Jurek even finds a family where he could stay. Yet he is betrayed again, and a young man from a Jewish orphanage forcefully tries to bring Jurek back to his people and his faith.

Plot

8-year-old Srulik flees from the Warsaw ghetto in 1942 and attempts to survive, at first alone in the forest, and then on a farm as a Christian orphan named Jurek. Throughout his ordeal, he is in danger of losing his Jewish identity. Based on the bestseller by Uri Orlev.

Written by

Heinrich Hadding, Pepe Danquart, Uri Orlev

Directed by

Pepe Danquart

Cast

Andrzej Tkacz, Kamil Tkacz, Elisabeth Duda

Crew

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Production Countries

Poland, France, Germany

Production Companies

Bittersuess Pictures

Languages

, Deutsch, Polski

Awards

3 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
3,038
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA