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Feb 7, 2020 · Waiting for Anya: Directed by Ben Cookson. With Noah Schnapp, Thomas Kretschmann, Frederick Schmidt, Tómas Lemarquis. 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.
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Feb 7, 2020 · The film is based on a popular YA book by Michael Morpurgo, author of The War Horse, and it is inspired by French villagers who rescued Jewish children from the Nazis by smuggling them over the mountains into Spain.
Feb 7, 2020 · 43% 28 Reviews Tomatometer 58% 50+ Ratings Audience Score A boy and a reclusive widow work together to smuggle Jewish children into Spain during World War II. Read More Read Less Watch on Peacock...
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Jo Lalande (Noah Schnapp) is a young shepherd boy, happily doing his daily chores and relishing his childhood. However, with his father away at war, Jo is now the man of the house. After a bear cub loses its mother, Jo meets a mysterious man (Frederick Schmidt) in the forest, who picks up the cub and carries it home to care for it.
Waiting for Anya. From the author of War Horse, a shepherd-boy risks everything to help smuggle Jewish children into Spain from German-occupied France. 1,319 IMDb 6.0 1 h 49 min 2020. X-Ray 13+. Action · Drama · Compelling · Inspiring. Freevee (with ads) Watch with Prime. Start your 30-day free trial. More purchase. options. Details.
Jan 14, 2020 · Waiting for Anya follows Jo Lalande, a thirteen-year-old shepherd boy, and reclusive widow Horcada, who come together with their village to help smuggle Jewish children into Spain during the...