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Run Boy Run (2014)
Director: Pepe Danquart
Cast: Kamil Tkacz, Elisabeth Duda, Jeanette Hain, Itay Tiran
7.2Runtime108 min
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A 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.
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Run Boy Run (2014), directed by Pepe Danquart, is a critically acclaimed drama based on the true story of an 8-year-old boy who escapes the Warsaw ghetto and survives in the woods and on farms, posing as a Polish orphan. The film has a strong rating of 7.2/10 on IMDb, indicating positive audience reception.
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Run Boy Run (2014) is a gripping, poignant drama directed by Pepe Danquart that tells the true story of a young Polish boy's harrowing fight for survival during the Holocaust. With standout performances from the lead actor Kamil Tkacz, the film offers a unique and visually striking exploration of the human experience amidst the horrors of war.
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Run Boy Run also titled Escape From Warsaw in the UK is a 2013 German-Polish-French co-production of the film director and producer Pepe Danquart. The film is an adaptation of the 2000 novel Run, Boy, Run by Uri Orlev, based on the life of Yoram Fridman, who as an eight-year-old Jewish boy in 1942, escaped the Warsaw Ghetto and survived, largely on his own, for the next three years in rural Nazi German-occupied Poland.
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