The Birdcatcher

IMDb link: 3160336
IMDb rating: 5.9 (2,050 votes)
Genres: Thriller, Drama, War, History
Director: Ross Clarke
Cast: Jakob Cedergren, Laura Birn, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Arthur Hakalahti and others

Release date: 12 Jan 2020
Release year: 2019
Runtime: 100 minutes
Country: Norway, United Kingdom
Keywords: jewess, holocaust survivor, teenage girl, period piece, norwegian historical setting, norway, survival, holocaust, hope, masquerade

Plot:

Dreaming of Hollywood stardom from her bedroom in Trondheim, Norway, a Jewish girl Esther, suddenly is faced with playing the role of her life; masquerading as a boy on a Nazi-Norwegian farm. Plotting her escape to Sweden, her daily challenge to keep her true identity a secret, leads to a series of choices and consequences, which shift the life paths of those around her.

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