The Birdcatcher
2019 · Movie · 97 min · ★ 5.5 · 22% critics
In Nazi-occupied Norway during World War II, a young Jewish girl is separated from her family and forced to flee. She finds shelter on a remote farm, where survival depends on taking on a convincing new identity while danger and suspicion close in around her.
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-03-08
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 22/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 (66 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a grounded WWII survival drama with steady tension and a harsh rural setting, similar in spirit to The Aryan Couple; Not for you if you need strict realism or fast-paced action.
Pros: tense survival story; wintry Norwegian setting; solid performances | Cons: implausible disguises; occasional melodrama; slow-moving stretches
Themes
- holocaust (shoah)
- world war ii
- jew persecution
- based on true story
- nazi collaborationism
- nazi occupation
- 1940s
- trondheim, norway
Cast & crew
Sarah-Sofie Boussnina
as Esther
Arthur Hakalahti
as Aksel
Jakob Cedergren
as Johann
Laura Birn
as Anna
Johannes Bah Kuhnke
as Fred
August Diehl
as Herman
Anders Baasmo Christiansen
as Tor
Jonas Hoff Oftebro
as Petter
Andrea Bræin Hovig
as Rebecca
Tibo Vandenborre
as Reichmann
Directed by Ross Clarke