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Waiting for Anya
Directed by
Ben Cookson
Not Rated
2020
1h 49m
Drama
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6.1
41%
60%
6.2
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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.
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Cast of Waiting for Anya
Noah Schnapp
Jo
Thomas Kretschmann
Korporal
Frederick Schmidt
Benjamin
Tómas Lemarquis
Leutnant
Gilles Marini
Papa
Elsa Zylberstein
Maman
Joséphine de la Baume
Madame
Sadie Frost
Madame Jollet
Jean Reno
Henri
Urs Rechn
Hans
Anjelica Huston
Horcada
Declan Cole
Hubert
Enola Izquierdo Cicuendez
Leah
Amandine Rose
Christine
Mathys Gallet-Lartigue
Lukas
Laurent Pedebernard
Monsieur Jollet
Jean-François Balmer
Narrator
Dolma Raisson
Anya
Raj Awasti
Soldier
Kevin Kain
The Fat and Stupid Man
Waiting for Anya Ratings & Reviews
InSession Film
Brandon Stanwyck
Considering the target audience for this film is children, I'm somewhat willing to begrudgingly forgive its many missteps. Its many missteps. And missteps is wording it, shall we say, lightly.
Keith & the Movies
Keith Garlington
Some are sure to see the film as too sanitized and not harsh enough in its depictions. But Cookson tells a very specific story that doesn't need to visually emphasize the horrors.
Behind The Lens
Debbie Lynn Elias
A beautifully and sensitively told story
Malibu Times
Diane Pershing
The scenery is gorgeous; one would wish the screenplay and its execution measured up to the scenery.
VoiceBoxOffice
Luke Parker
It's defanged...there's a strange disconnect between the horrors of the situation and what the film is presenting.
Cinemalogue
Todd Jorgenson
Despite the subject matter, this well-intentioned coming-of-age saga is more tedious than thrilling.
AARP Movies for Grownups
Tim Appelo
he tense tedium of hiding from Nazis in rural France inspired Samuel Beckett, a Resistance fighter, to write Waiting for Godot, and this film has similar longueurs. But it also has an enchanting, sweet innocence, and an inspiring truth at its heart.
RogerEbert.com
Nell Minow
Despite the obvious sincerity of the filmmakers, the best efforts of Jean Reno and Anjelica Huston, and some lovely scenery, it remains overly didactic.
Mark Reviews Movies
Mark Dujsik
[T]here's perhaps too much left unspoken and unexplored.
Common Sense Media
Tara McNamara
Kid-focused Nazi resistance drama has violence, peril.
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
There's no mistaking the good intentions behind 'Waiting for Anya'....[but] it only rarely captures the desperation of the time with the genuine power it deserves.
Los Angeles Times
Kimber Myers
This adaptation of Michael Morpugo's children's novel means well, but its insipid approach to history makes watching it feel like a homework assignment.
New York Times
Ben Kenigsberg
As harrowing as Jo's ordeal may be, the movie doesn't fail to provide the obligatory uplift.
Fresh Fiction
Preston Barta
Although the pace occasionally lags, there's no denying that 'Waiting for Anya' will fill you with compassion. It's a classic story of heroes and enemies. But more importantly, it's a tender tale about a community coming together to do the right thing.
Kaplan vs. Kaplan
Jeanne Kaplan
Remember, this is a movie for children --- one that is entertaining for the entire family.
Kaplan vs. Kaplan
David Kaplan
The good performances and storyline of WAITING FOR ANYA are worth a viewing. And the movie generates a fair amount of suspense.
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
Despite its laudable intentions, Waiting for Anya proves less impactful than it should be.
Film Inquiry
Caitlin Kennedy
Waiting for Anya is more than just the beauty of its cinematography. It has a beating heart and the seductive ability to pull you in. This is not one to miss.
Shockya.com
Harvey S. Karten
A teenager comes of age by rescuing scores of Jews during the Holocaust, making this film an introduction to those dark years that would enlighten young viewers.
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