The Island on Bird Street
DramaWarnazijewish ghettoworld war iibased on true storyorphanstarvation1940skids on their ownchildren in wartime
A harrowing, intimate portrait of a child's survival and isolation in the Warsaw ghetto, told through his eyes as he navigates loss, hunger, and constant danger.
Alex is an 11-year old boy who, during WWII, hides in the Jewish ghetto from Nazis after all his relatives have been sent to the concentration camp. The movie portrays the ghetto through his eyes.
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