Edges of the Lord (2001)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Yurek Bogayevicz

Writer (WGA):

Yurek Bogayevicz (written by)

Release Date:

12 October 2001 (Poland)

Genre:

Drama | Crime | War

Plot:

A 12-year-old Jewish boy hides with a family of Catholic peasant farmers to escape the Nazis.

Plot Keywords:

Boy | Host | Jewish | Jew | Pig

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Haley Joel Osment	...	Romek
Willem Dafoe	...	Priest
Liam Hess	...	Tolo
Richard Banel	...	Vladek
Olaf Lubaszenko	...	Gniecio
Malgorzata Foremniak	...	Manka
Andrzej Grabowski	...	Kluba
Chiril Vahonin	...	Robal
Olga Frycz	...	Maria
Dorota Piasecka	...	Ela Kluba
Wojciech Smolarz	...	Pyra
Marek Weglarski	...	Max
Edyta Jurecka	...	Sara
Ryszard Ronczewski	...	Batylin
Krystyna Feldman	...	Wanda

Also Known As:

Boze skrawki (Poland)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence and sexual content.

Runtime:

France:95 min (Cannes Film Festival)

Country:

USA | Poland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #38168) | New Zealand:R16 | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | USA:R | Australia:MA | Singapore:PG | Australia:M (cable rating)

Filming Locations:

Kraków, Poland

Company:

Braun Entertainment Group

Trivia:

This movie wasn't released in USA due to commercial difficulties right away. There were plans to release it theatrically, but to no avail. It was released straight to DVD.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Maria gets raped, she goes into the river to wash herself. She puts her head in the water and wipes her face. In the next shot she is lying on her side washing herself, her hair is dry in front.

Quotes:

Romek: Are we blessed? Or are we just the edges?
Priest: We are all scraps, Romek, and we are all blessed the same.
Romek: But not all the people right?

Soundtrack:

Before Your Eyes

Best movie I have seen in a long time.

The plot is excellent. The story like it really was. I have heard so much about these times and how people behaved under extreme stress. This movie is so truthful to the real life. Some people are monsters and some are saints and often you can not tell who is who till they face the challenge of their lives. This movie is also about growing up, about the childhood torments and tribulations. It has some dreamlike qualities and the aspect of horror. The movie looks into the human soul, asks a lot of questions and answers only some of them. Well, an excellent experience. Everybody should see this great film. PS: I noticed that a Hollywood sugary run of the mill production "Panic Room" scored almost as high as this great artistic movie (7.5 to 7.8). This is hard for me to explain. I gave Panic Room a rating of 5 and Edges of the Lord 10.