Waiting for Anya (film)

Waiting for Anya is a historical war drama film co-written and directed by Ben Cookson, released in 2020. It is a film adaptation of the 1990 novel of the same name by Michael Morpurgo.[2][3]

Waiting for Anya
Film poster
Directed byBen Cookson
Produced by
Written by
  • Toby Torlesse
  • Ben Cookson
Based onWaiting for Anya
by Michael Morpurgo
Starring
Music byJames Seymour Brett
CinematographyGerry Vasbenter
Edited byChris Gill
Production
company
  • Goldfinch
  • Fourth Culture Films
  • Bad Penny Productions
  • 13 Films
  • Artémis Productions
Distributed byVue Cinemas
Release date
  • January 16, 2020 (2020-01-16) (Miami Jewish Film Festival)
  • February 21, 2020 (2020-02-21) (United Kingdom)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryUK
Belgium
LanguageFrench
English
German
Box office$36,404[1]

The film stars Noah Schnapp, Thomas Kretschmann, Frederick Schmidt, Jean Reno, and Anjelica Huston. The film premiered at 2020 Miami Jewish Film Festival[4] and was released on February 21, 2020.[2]

Plot

The film begins in the summer of 1942. During World War II in the German occupation of France, a small village in the Pyrenees, one day, a very young shepherd, Jo, discovers several Jewish children hidden on a farm, run by a widow and her son-in-law, Benjamin. The latter has lost track of his daughter, Anya, and hopes to find her one day. During this time, helped by his mother-in-law, he helps the young Jews whom they protect to flee to Spain. But this time, their mission is disrupted by the Germans who skirt the border, making it impossible to escape. But, listening only to his courage, Jo decides to keep their secret and do everything to help them escape to Spain. Supported by his grandfather, several inhabitants of the village and his father, a former prisoner of the Germans, Jo allies with Benjamin and the widow Horcada to allow the children to escape across the border.

Cast

References
  1. "Waiting for Anya". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. Clarke, Cath (20 February 2020). "Waiting for Anya review – soapy second world war melodrama". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. Scheck, Frank (5 February 2020). "'Waiting for Anya' Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. "Waiting For Anya". Miami Jewish Film Festival. Retrieved 15 August 2020.


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