A True Story
A Jewish boy separated from his family in the early days of WWII poses as a German orphan and is taken into the heart of the Nazi world as a 'war hero' and eventually becomes a Hitler Youth.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and prestige.
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- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
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Cast
- Marco HofschneiderSalomon 'Sally' Perel
- André WilmsRobert
- Ashley WanningerEric
- Klaus AbramowskySalomon's Father
- Michèle GleizerSalomon's Mother
- Delphine ForestInna
- René HofschneiderIsaak Perel / Salomon's Brother
- Julie DelpyLeni
- Hanns ZischlerCaptain von Lerenau
- Martin Maria BlauUlmayer
Crew
- Agnieszka HollandDirector
- Agnieszka HollandScreenplay
- Paul HenggeWriter
- Jacek PetryckiDirector of Photography
- Zbigniew PreisnerOriginal Music Composer
- Isabelle LorenteEditor
- Ewa SmalEditor
- Margaret MénégozProducer
- Artur BraunerProducer
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