Edges of the Lord

"In war there are no children"

2001 1h 35m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 90

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Synopsis

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A 12-year-old Jewish boy hides with a family of Catholic peasant farmers to escape the Nazis.

“In war there are no children”

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Cast

Haley Joel Osment
Romek
Willem Dafoe
Priest
Richard Banel
Vladek
Liam Hess
Tolo
Olaf Lubaszenko
Gniecio
Wojciech Smolarz
Pyra
Andrzej Grabowski
Kluba
Ryszard Ronczewski
Batylin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yurek Bogayevicz
Writers: Yurek Bogayevicz
Languages: English, French, Polish
Countries: United States of America, Poland

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Polish.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Poland.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yurek Bogayevicz, shot by Paweł Edelman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jan A. P. Kaczmarek. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Dennis M. Hill shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Haley Joel Osment and Willem Dafoe and Richard Banel carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "In war there are no children".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yurek Bogayevicz directs. Paweł Edelman behind the camera. Jan A. P. Kaczmarek scores. Dennis M. Hill cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, Poland. Dialogue in English, French, Polish.

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Things worth knowing

125 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Polish.
3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Poland.
4Directed by Yurek Bogayevicz, shot by Paweł Edelman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jan A. P. Kaczmarek. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Dennis M. Hill shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Haley Joel Osment and Willem Dafoe and Richard Banel carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "In war there are no children".
9IMDB entry: tt0245090 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 90 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.