Waiting for Anya (film)

Waiting for Anya
	Film poster
Directed by	Ben Cookson
Produced by	Phin Glynn; Alan Latham; Victor Glynn;
Written by	Toby Torlesse; Ben Cookson;
Based on	Waiting for Anya; by Michael Morpurgo
Starring	Noah Schnapp; Thomas Kretschmann; Frederick Schmidt; Jean Reno; Anjelica Huston;
Music by	James Seymour Brett
Cinematography	Gerry Vasbenter
Edited by	Chris Gill
Production; company	Goldfinch; Fourth Culture Films; Bad Penny Productions; 13 Films; Artémis Productions;
Distributed by	Vue Cinemas
Release date	January 16, 2020 (Miami Jewish Film Festival); February 21, 2020 (United Kingdom);
Running time	109minutes
Country	UK; Belgium
Language	French; English; German
Box office	$36,404[1]

Waiting for Anya is a historical war drama film co-written and directed by Ben Cookson, released in 2020. It is a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Michael Morpurgo published in 1990.[2][3]

The film stars Noah Schnapp, Thomas Kretschmann, Frederick Schmidt, Jean Reno, and Anjelica Huston. The film premiered at 2020 Miami Jewish Film Festival[4] and was released on February 21, 2020.[2]

Plot

The film begins in the summer of 1942. During World War II in the German occupation of France, a small village in the Pyrenees, one day, a very young shepherd, Jo, discovers several Jewish children hidden on a farm, run by a widow and her son-in-law, Benjamin. The latter has lost track of his daughter, Anya, and hopes to find her one day. During this time, helped by his mother-in-law, he helps the young Jews whom they protect to flee to Spain. But this time, their mission is disrupted by the Germans who skirt the border, making it impossible to escape. But, listening only to his courage, Jo decides to keep their secret and do everything to help them escape to Spain. Supported by his grandfather, several inhabitants of the village and his father, a former prisoner of the Germans, Jo s' allies with Benjamin and the widow Horcada to allow their escape across the border. Even if you have to risk your own life, they all decide to fight against the Nazi occupation to give hope to these illegal children...

Cast

Noah Schnapp as Jo
Thomas Kretschmann as Nazi Corporal
Frederick Schmidt as Benjamin
Tómas Lemarquis as Lieutenant
Elsa Zylberstein as Jo's mother
Gilles Marini as Jo's father
Jean Reno as Henri
Anjelica Huston as Widow Horcada
Nicholas Rowe as The Mayor
Sadie Frost as Madame Jollet
William Abadie as Father Lasalle
Urs Rechn as Hans
Joséphine de La Baume as Mademoiselle Audap
Jean-François Balmer as Narrator
Michael Morpurgo as Farmer

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References

"Waiting for Anya". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
Clarke, Cath (20 February 2020). "Waiting for Anya review – soapy second world war melodrama". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
Scheck, Frank (5 February 2020). "'Waiting for Anya' Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
"Waiting For Anya". Miami Jewish Film Festival. Retrieved 15 August 2020.

External links

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[1] "Waiting for Anya". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[The_Guardian-2] Clarke, Cath (20 February 2020). "Waiting for Anya review – soapy second world war melodrama". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[3] Scheck, Frank (5 February 2020). "'Waiting for Anya' Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[4] "Waiting For Anya". Miami Jewish Film Festival. Retrieved 15 August 2020.