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DramaWar

Waiting for Anya

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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.

Release Date : 2020-02-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Goldfinch StudiosFourth Culture FilmsBad Penny ProductionsArtémis Productions13 Films

Production Country : BelgiumUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Noah Schnapp

Character Name : Jo

Original Name : Noah Schnapp

Gender : Male

Thomas Kretschmann

Character Name : Korporal

Original Name : Thomas Kretschmann

Gender : Male

Frederick Schmidt

Character Name : Benjamin

Original Name : Frederick Schmidt

Gender : Male

Tómas Lemarquis

Character Name : Leutnant

Original Name : Tómas Lemarquis

Gender : Male

Gilles Marini

Character Name : Papa

Original Name : Gilles Marini

Gender : Male

Elsa Zylberstein

Character Name : Maman

Original Name : Elsa Zylberstein

Gender : Female

Joséphine de la Baume

Character Name : Madame

Original Name : Joséphine de la Baume

Gender : Female

Sadie Frost

Character Name : Madame Jollet

Original Name : Sadie Frost

Gender : Female

Jean Reno

Character Name : Henri

Original Name : Jean Reno

Gender : Male

Urs Rechn

Character Name : Hans

Original Name : Urs Rechn

Gender : Male

Anjelica Huston

Character Name : Horcada

Original Name : Anjelica Huston

Gender : Female

Declan Cole

Character Name : Hubert

Original Name : Declan Cole

Gender : Male

Enola Izquierdo Cicuendez

Character Name : Leah

Original Name : Enola Izquierdo Cicuendez

Gender : Female

Amandine Rose

Character Name : Christine

Original Name : Amandine Rose

Gender : Female

Mathys Gallet-Lartigue

Character Name : Lukas

Original Name : Mathys Gallet-Lartigue

Gender : Male

Laurent Pedebernard

Character Name : Monsieur Jollet

Original Name : Laurent Pedebernard

Gender : Male

Jean-François Balmer

Character Name : Narrator

Original Name : Jean-François Balmer

Gender : Male

Dolma Raisson

Character Name : Anya

Original Name : Dolma Raisson

Gender : Female

Raj Awasti

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Raj Awasti

Gender : Male

Kevin Kain

Character Name : The Fat and Stupid Man

Original Name : Kevin Kain

Gender : Male

Lukas Sauer

Character Name : Hans

Original Name : Lukas Sauer

Gender : Male

Sylvain Bressolles

Character Name : Passerby

Original Name : Sylvain Bressolles

Gender : Male

Patrice Yan

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Patrice Yan

Gender : Male

Michael Morpurgo

Character Name : Farmer

Original Name : Michael Morpurgo

Gender : Male

Steffen Wild

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Steffen Wild

Gender : Male

Alan Latham

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Alan Latham

Gender : Male

Paul Stephenson

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Paul Stephenson

Gender : Male

William Abadie

Character Name : Father Lasalle

Original Name : William Abadie

Gender : Male

Nicholas Rowe

Character Name : Monsuier Sarthol

Original Name : Nicholas Rowe

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-07-24

Anjelica Huston is the widow "Horcada" who has for quite a while been serving as a conduit to help escaping Jewish and French citizens across the Pyrenee mountains and into the safety of neutral Spain. The arrival of a small but menacing Nazi detachment in their village, however, makes this task even more perilous - and she is fast running out of allies. It's at this point that she turns to the young "Jo" (Noah Schnapp) who is more accustomed to herding sheep, and soon he is providing an essential link trying to get the escapees to freedom. The story here is not that unfamiliar, but there is a solid effort from the engaging young Schnapp and the writing does try to humanise the occupiers - largely via the persona attributed to the corporal (Thomas Kretschmann) - as the story gradually develops. Tómas Lemarquis exudes a fairly subtle degree of menace as their commander and a solid supporting cast including Jean Reno and Sadie Frost help keep this nicely shot, if largely unremarkable and maybe just a bit too wordy, drama moving along to the only denouement we were ever going to get. It is a nice, feel-good, film that makes for a perfect afternoon tea and biscuits watch. Don't expect anything gritty or harrowing, just enjoy some stunning cinematography and a few characterful leading performances.