Based on poet Anne Michaels' acclaimed first novel, Jeremy Podeswa's film revolves around a Holocaust survivor defined by the crushing weight of memory, which both tethers him to the raw grief of losing his family and inspired him to find his purpose as a writer.
Like the book, Canadian director Podeswa's film glides back and forth between the 1940s, '50s and '60s. Poland, 1940: Nine-year-old Jakob Beer (Robbie Kay) sees Nazi soldiers murder his parents and abduct his beloved older sister, budding musician Bella (Nina Dobrev). Jakob flees into the nearby woods and is found by Greek archeologist Athos Roussos (Rade Sherbedgia), part of a team excavating the r...
Released:
2008
Rated:
R
Length:
104 mins