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A Jewish boy separated from his family in the early days of WWII poses as a German orphan and is taken into the heart of the Nazi world as a 'war hero' and eventually becomes a Hitler Youth.

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Nominated for the Oscar for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (1992)
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Box office
Grossed $5.58M worldwide
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Setting
Set in Peine, Hrodna, Łódź and 2 other places
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Music
Music by Zbigniew Preisner
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jacek Petrycki
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Director: Agnieszka Holland
Writers: Agnieszka HollandScreenplay
Solomon PerelBook
Paul HenggeWriter
Status: Released
Release date: November 14, 1990
Original language: German
Revenue: $5.6M
Countries: France, Germany, Poland

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