The Poet (2007)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Damian Lee

Writer:

Jack Crystal (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

At the dawn of World War 2, a Rabbi's daughter and a disenchanted German soldier fall in love and are separated by the war. They struggle on a perilous journey to find one another. |

Plot Keywords:

Rape | Cabaret | Romeo And Juliet | Rape Attempt | Forbidden Love

Cast

Jonathan Scarfe	...	Oscar Koenig
Nina Dobrev	...	Rachel
Zachary Bennett	...	Bernard
Kim Coates	...	General Koenig
Daryl Hannah	...	Marlene Konig
Colm Feore	...	Colonel Hass
Mac Fyfe	...	Fredereick (as Mak Fyfe)
Sebastian Pigott	...	Peter
Zion Lee	...	Hans
Lara Daans	...	Natasha
Marco Tallarico	...	Igor
Lubomir Mykytiuk	...	Sasha
Daniel Matmor	...	Rabbi Taub
Melanie Merkosky	...	Olga
Miriam McDonald	...	Willa

Also Known As:

Hearts of War (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence and sexual content.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:12 | USA:R | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Dundas, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Alchemist Entertainment

Hearts of War

I found this movie on DVD at Blockbuster under the above title. I was very disappointed. It was unrealistic and the plot full of holes. The German accents were almost annoying and even hard to understand. The only redeeming quality of this movie was Roy Scheider as the rabbi. At least he seemed believable. Whoever came up with the script should have watched a good Holocaust movie like Schindler's List first before subjecting the public to this mediocre stuff. Darryl Hannah talents were wasted in this film, plus she didn't seem old enough to have a grown (twenty-something) son. Forget about watching The Poet, aka Hearts of War!!!