Run Boy Run - MAR 24 7:00 PM THE CINEMATHEQUE
Pacific Cinémathèque
1131 Howe St.
British Columbia
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Tuesday March 24th, 7:00 pm (doors open 6:30 pm)
Run Boy Run (Lauf Junge lauf)
Vancouver PremiereDirector: Pepe DanquartWriters:Heinrich Hadding (screenplay), Pepe Danquart Country:Germany | France Language:Polish | Yiddish | Hebrew | GermanRuntime: 112 minutes
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SYNOPSIS"Oscar-winning director Pepe Danquart's film Run Boy Run tells the searing, true story of Israeli Holocaust Survivor Yoran Freidman. Cinematographer Daniel Gottschalk's stunning camera work and Stephane Moucha's haunting score reinforce the talent of twin brothers Andrzeg and Kamil Tkacz who portray Jurek (survivor Yoran Freidman). As a frightened yet astonishingly brave Jewish boy, Jurek survives World War II against incredible odds. Jurek takes his father's heart wrenching advice to run without looking back and to do whatever it takes to survive. Hiding in the forest, continually perfecting his assumed identity as a Polish catholic, Jurek encounters the worst and the best of human nature. While some Poles callously turn their backs on him, more than happy to abet the Nazis and Polish collaborators, other respond humanely, despite enormous personal risk"The film is based Uri Orlev's best selling young adult novel by the same title"