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Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

20206.21h 49m

Overview

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.

Directed by Ben Cookson
Written by Ben Cookson, Michael Morpurgo, Toby Torlesse
Produced by Phin Glynn, Alan Latham
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Top Cast

Noah Schnapp

Noah Schnapp

Jo

Thomas Kretschmann

Thomas Kretschmann

Korporal

Frederick Schmidt

Frederick Schmidt

Benjamin

Tómas Lemarquis

Tómas Lemarquis

Leutnant

Gilles Marini

Gilles Marini

Papa

Elsa Zylberstein

Elsa Zylberstein

Maman

Joséphine de la Baume

Joséphine de la Baume

Madame

Sadie Frost

Sadie Frost

Madame Jollet

Jean Reno

Jean Reno

Henri

Urs Rechn

Urs Rechn

Hans

Themes & Keywords

world war ii

About Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya is a drama, war film released in 2020 exploring themes of world war ii. Directed by Ben Cookson, it stars Noah Schnapp, Thomas Kretschmann, Frederick Schmidt. 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.

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