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A twelve-year-old Jewish boy hides with a family of Catholic peasant farmers to escape the Nazis.A twelve-year-old Jewish boy hides with a family of Catholic peasant farmers to escape the Nazis.A twelve-year-old Jewish boy hides with a family of Catholic peasant farmers to escape the Nazis.
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- 1 win & 6 nominations
Christoph Pieczynski
- German Officer at Trains
- (as Krzysztof Pieczynski)
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- TriviaThis 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.
- GoofsThe movie had numerous religious errors. This was pre-Vatican II, so the Catholic Church was quite different. Some of the religious errors were not all women wearing something on their heads during Mass, no altar rail, the priest didn't say the correct statement before distributing communion, and they should not have said "Amen" after communion.
- SoundtracksBefore Your Eyes
Lyrics by Elzbieta Bieluszko-Kaczmarek
Music by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
Published by Sova Media International (ASCAP)
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A rare example of a failed Holocaust film
This film is about a Jewish boy being sent to live with a catholic family during the Holocaust.
Normally, a film about a boy suffering in the Holocaust should be a sure tear jerker that touches people right to the core. An example is the Oscar winning "Life Is Beautiful", which to me is still the best film of all time.
However, "Edges of the Lord" is a rare example of a failed Holocaust film. It documents the mischiefs of a group of children that is only weakly related to the Holocaust, that they who could have been anyone in any place. The story is not engaging, and lacks emotional portrayal either, as it keeps going on and on about rather unusual acts between the children. Seriously, how could a teenage girl invite a young boy into a room for an hour and then want the other boys to stone her? Or a young boy running naked in the rain? The plot is weak to start with, and spirals out of control into unforgivable chaos that is beyond redemption.
The deadliest weak point though, is the accent. It is understandable that the director wants to make the film "authentic", but if so, why not make the film in Polish or in German? It would have been even more authentic, and easy on the ears. The resultant fake Polish accent in "Edges of the Lord" is a strange chimera that is very unpleasant on the ears.
The only strong point I can think of is the strong acting by Liam Hess. "Edges of the Lord" is still a big disappointment.
Normally, a film about a boy suffering in the Holocaust should be a sure tear jerker that touches people right to the core. An example is the Oscar winning "Life Is Beautiful", which to me is still the best film of all time.
However, "Edges of the Lord" is a rare example of a failed Holocaust film. It documents the mischiefs of a group of children that is only weakly related to the Holocaust, that they who could have been anyone in any place. The story is not engaging, and lacks emotional portrayal either, as it keeps going on and on about rather unusual acts between the children. Seriously, how could a teenage girl invite a young boy into a room for an hour and then want the other boys to stone her? Or a young boy running naked in the rain? The plot is weak to start with, and spirals out of control into unforgivable chaos that is beyond redemption.
The deadliest weak point though, is the accent. It is understandable that the director wants to make the film "authentic", but if so, why not make the film in Polish or in German? It would have been even more authentic, and easy on the ears. The resultant fake Polish accent in "Edges of the Lord" is a strange chimera that is very unpleasant on the ears.
The only strong point I can think of is the strong acting by Liam Hess. "Edges of the Lord" is still a big disappointment.
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- Mar 25, 2008
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- Jainkoaren ertzak
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- Budget
- $7,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $154,768
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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