2001, 94 minutes, Rated MA
Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense, Secondhand Lions, A.I. Artificial Intelligence) and Willem Dafoe (The Aviator, Spider-Man, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou) star in Edges Of The Lord, which Upcomingdiscs.com calls "resonant and powerful, a gem".
To escape the Nazi onslaught in Krakow, Poland; a young Jewish boy;s (Osment) parents send him to the countryside to live with a Catholic family, masquerading as their nephew. He soon discovers a life he never dreamed possible in the big city and is befriended by the local priest (Dagoe) who takes him under his wing. His life and those of the villagers is however sent into turmoil with the arrival of Nazi troops in town. Now loyalties will be divided, friendships tested and an innocent young boy will face the horrors of war. A moving and inspiring film about the power of friendship, faith and the human spirit.
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