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The Island on Bird Street

1997 · 107 min

A harrowing, intimate survival story seen through a child's eyes, blending stark wartime terror with quiet moments of hope.

Genres
Drama, War
Overview
Alex is an 11-year old boy who, during WWII, hides in the Jewish ghetto from Nazis after all his relatives have been sent to the concentration camp. The movie portrays the ghetto through his eyes.

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • war
  • grief
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Written by
John Goldsmith, Tony Grisoni
Starring
Patrick Bergin, Jordan Kiziuk, Jack Warden, James Bolam, Michael Byrne, Stefan Sauk, Suzanna Hamilton, Marek Grabowski
Music
Zbigniew Preisner
Cinematography
Ian Wilson
Runtime
107 min
Languages
German, Latin, English

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