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A superlative saga of courage and compassion, RUN BOY RUN tells the extraordinary true story of a Polish boy who seeks the kindness of others in his solitary struggle to outlast the Nazi occupation and keep alive his Jewish faith.
Escaping the Warsaw ghetto at the behest of his father, nine-year old Srulik (movingly portrayed by twin child actors Andrzej and Kamil Tkacz) flees to the woods. There, he learns to hide from SS patrols and scour for food, until loneliness and the harsh onset of winter drive him back to civilization. Taken in by a kindhearted farmer’s wife (Elisabeth Duda), he is given shelter and a new identity. Passing himself off as Jurek, a Christian war orphan, the intrepid boy traverses the countryside from village to village, working as a farmhand under an ever-
present threat of persecution. Some will help him survive and others will betray him. Just when it seems his childhood memories and identity could be lost forever, Jurek’s harrowing journey culminates in a powerhouse conclusion and postscript.
An unforgettable cinematic experience featuring exceptional performances, arresting cinematography and transcendent musical score, RUN BOY RUN is directed by Oscar-winner
Pepe Danquart and based on the bestselling Holocaust novel by Israeli
author Uri Orlev.
Original Release
11/12/2013
Cast
Name | Character |
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Andrzej Tkacz | Jurek Staniak |
Kamil Tkacz | Srulik Staniak / Srulik/Jurek |
Elisabeth Duda | Magda Janczyk |
Itay Tiran | Mosche Frenkiel / Mosche |
Lukasz Gajdzis | Pawel |
Przemyslaw Sadowski | Grzegorz Kowalski |
Jeanette Hain | Mrs. Herman |
Rainer Bock | SS-Officer / SS-Offizier |
Grazyna Szapolowska | Mrs. Ewa Staniak / Ewa Staniak |
Zbigniew Zamachowski | Hersch Fridman |
Directors
Writers
Pepe Danquart, Heinrich Hadding, Uri Orlev, Yoram Fridman
Cast
Name | Character |
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Andrzej Tkacz | Jurek Staniak |
Kamil Tkacz | Srulik Staniak / Srulik/Jurek |
Elisabeth Duda | Magda Janczyk |
Itay Tiran | Mosche Frenkiel / Mosche |
Lukasz Gajdzis | Pawel |
Przemyslaw Sadowski | Grzegorz Kowalski |
Jeanette Hain | Mrs. Herman |
Rainer Bock | SS-Officer / SS-Offizier |
Grazyna Szapolowska | Mrs. Ewa Staniak / Ewa Staniak |
Zbigniew Zamachowski | Hersch Fridman |
Miroslaw Baka | Mateusz Wróbel |
Jochen Hägele | SS-Officer Gestapo Headquarter |
Marcel Stefanski | Farmer Jacket Farm |
Krzysztof Porowski | Awrum |
Franciszek Wielkoszynski | Schleme |
Szymon Kurylo | Joselelcek |
Jacek Wojciechowski | Icek |
Filip Witkowski | Lejbele |
Julia Stachowicz | Sofia |
Michal Olszewski | Jankiel |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Pepe Danquart | Producer |
Cornelia Ackers | Producer |
Rémi Burah | Producer |
Cornelius Conrad | Producer |
Antonio Exacoustos | Producer |
Christine Günther | Producer |
Liane Jessen | Producer |
Franz Kraus | Producer |
Susa Kusche | Producer |
Jochen Kölsch | Producer |
Thierry Lenouvel | Producer |
Monika Lobkowicz | Producer |
Astrid Plenk | Producer |
Sabine Preuschhof | Producer |
Mirjam Quinte | Producer |
Bettina Reitz | Producer |
Andreas Schreitmüller | Producer |
Anke Sperl | Producer |
Uwe Spiller | Producer |
Tom Sternitzke | Producer |
Birgit Titze | Producer |
Hanneke Van der Tas | Producer |
Alexander van Dülmen | Producer |
Olivier Père | Producer |