Run Boy Run

A sober, quietly harrowing survival journey that keeps you anxious for a lone child adrift in a hostile world.

Directed by

Pepe Danquart

Genres

Drama, War, History

Starring

Andrzej Tkacz, Kamil Tkacz, Elisabeth Duda

Overview

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.

How it feels

Bleak, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Survival, isolation, identity, war

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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