The Island on Bird Street

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Actor: Heather Tobias, James Bolam, Michael Byrne, Patrick Bergin, Suzanna Hamilton
Brand: FIRST LOOK HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Cinematographer: Ian Wilson
Composer: Zbigniew Preisner
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-04-01
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: First Look Pictures

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Movie Review: A Robinson Crusoe Story
Summary: 5 Stars

This film is based on a true story that occurred in the Polish ghetto during the holocaust. It's a survival story of a boy who, at his father's instruction, faithfully waited for him at the ghetto until he returned from deportation to the concentration camps.
*The boy's close encounters with the Nazi's and Polish collaborators will put you into suspenseful dread. The days add up and many have advised him that his father's chances for returning were very poor. He's given options from sympathetic Poles who offer him a chance to leave the dangers of the ghetto at the risk of not being there when his father returns.
*Other holocaust films that I've viewed have ended tragically. This film is similar to the movie `Edges of the Lord'. Both of these films depict life in a world of evil and the good will of those who oppose it. `Edges of the Lord' has a poignant ending to it but this story has a happy ending.
*Today the boy portrayed in the movie is an internationally acclaimed writer. I highly recommend it for family viewing.

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Summary of The Island on Bird Street

Polish ghetto with his father and great-uncle knows this too well. When Nazis come to his city and clear the town Alex manages to escape with the help of his family but is left with only his pet mouse "Snow". Finding refuge in an abandoned building on Bird Street Alex seeks inspiration from his favorite book Robinson Crusoe while he and Snow await his father's return.Based on a true story by the winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing.System Requirements:Running Time: 102 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:?DRAMA/FAMILY LIFE Rating:?PG-13 UPC:?687797122995 Manufacturer No:?FLP-12299

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