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The Island on Bird Street

Name: The Island on Bird Street
Director: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1997-04-11
Cast: Patrick Bergin, Jordan Kiziuk, Jack Warden, James Bolam, Michael Byrne

DramaWar

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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Cast

Patrick BerginJordan KiziukJack WardenJames BolamMichael ByrneStefan SaukSuzanna HamiltonMarek GrabowskiMarcin HermanPaweł LauterbachJacek MilczanowskiPaweł Okoński

Director

Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

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