
Run Boy Run
2013 · Movie · 108 min · ★ 7.1
In wartime Europe, a young boy escapes a sealed-off city district and is forced to survive on his own. Moving from forests to farms, he relies on quick thinking, constant motion, and a new identity while facing danger, hunger, and the unpredictable choices of strangers.
Also known as Escape From Warsaw
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Details
- Original title
- Lauf Junge lauf
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2014-01-10
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (198 votes)
About
If you’re drawn to intense, emotional World War II survival stories, this should hit hard, with a child’s perspective and constant peril; Not for you if you want lighter themes or a less harrowing experience like The Captain.
Pros: deeply emotional journey; gripping survival tension; strong wartime atmosphere | Cons: relentlessly bleak tone; limited backstory details; tough to watch
Themes
- warsaw ghetto
- world war ii
Cast & crew

Kamil Tkacz
as Srulik / Jurek

Elisabeth Duda
as Magda Janczyk

Jeanette Hain
as Mrs. Herman

Itay Tiran
as Mosche

Katarzyna Bargiełowska
as Riwa Fridman

Rainer Bock
as SS Officer

Grażyna Szapołowska
as Ewa Staniak
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Andrzej Tkacz
as Jurek Staniak

Łukasz Gajdzis
as Pawel

Przemysław Sadowski
as Grzegorz Kowalski
Directed by Pepe Danquart