7.5
Waiting for Anya (2020)
February 7, 20201h 49mEN
6.2
91 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Ben CooksonWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
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Production Companies
Goldfinch StudiosFourth Culture FilmsBad Penny ProductionsArtémis Productions13 Films
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6.0Anjelica Huston is the widow "Horcada" who has for quite a while been serving as a conduit to help escaping Jewish and French citizens across the Pyrenee mountains and into the safety of neutral Spain. The arrival of a small but menacing Nazi detachment in their village, however, makes this task even more perilous - and she is fast running out of allies. It's at this point that she turns to the young "Jo" (Noah Schnapp) who is more accustomed to herding sheep, and soon he is providing an essential link trying to get the escapees to freedom. The story here is not that unfamiliar, but there is a…
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