The Book Thief | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | March 17, 2014
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An emotional journey. Very strong performances all around. Long and slow paced but makes for a poetic message of knowledge surviving tyranny
genre | Drama |
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synopsis | While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refuge is being sheltered by her adoptive parents. |
lead actors | Oliver Stokowski | Nozomi Linus Kaisar | Matthias Matschke | Joachim Paul Assböck | Kirsten Block | Sandra Nedeleff | Joachim Paul Assböck | Nico Liersch | Ben Schnetzer | Emily Watson | Geoffrey Rush | Sophie Nélisse | Roger Allam | Robert Beyer | Barbara Auer | Heike Makatsch |
director | Brian Percival |