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The Island on Bird Street

Alex is an 11-year old boy who, during WWII, hides in the Jewish ghetto from Nazis after all his relatives have been sent to the concentration camp. The movie portrays the ghetto through his eyes.

19971h 47mNRDrama, War

About The Island on Bird Street

Directors
Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Cast
Patrick Bergin, Jordan Kiziuk, Jack Warden, James Bolam, Michael Byrne, Stefan Sauk
Genres
Drama, War
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Status
Released

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