Edges of the Lord (2001)

Edges of the Lord: Directed by Yurek Bogayevicz. With Haley Joel Osment, Willem Dafoe, Richard Banel, Liam Hess. A twelve-year-old Jewish boy hides with a family of Catholic peasant farmers to escape the Nazis.

“I caught this unknown film on Polish television last night and was blown away. The following day as I write this Iu0026#39;m still haunted about some of the scenes towards the end.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWith an excellent blend of Polish and international actors and actresses, this tale of the loss of childhood innocence during WW2 is as powerful and memorable as Schindleru0026#39;s List or the Pianist, and is certainly not for young children.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhile Osmontu0026#39;s performance is great, it is Liam Hess as the young Tola who steals the film, a true innocent who longs to understand what it was like to be Jesus, an amazing characterisation by such a young boy.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003enThere are moments of lovely humour in the film as youu0026#39;d expect watching the innocent/stupid/naive things kids do, but the last thirty minutes are quite shocking and emotionally draining.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eCongratulations to writer/director Yurek Bogayevicz and all involved, for a powerful piece of filmmaking.”