Watch: Lauf Junge lauf 2013 123movies, Full Movie Online – 8-year-old Srulik flees from the Warsaw ghetto in 1942 and attempts to survive, at first alone in the forest, and then on a farm as a Christian orphan named Jurek. Throughout his ordeal, he is in danger of losing his Jewish identity. Based on the bestseller by Uri Orlev..
Plot: Run Boy Run is the true story of Jurek, an eight-year-old boy, who escapes from the Warsaw ghetto, then manages to survive in the woods and working as a farmhand, disguising himself as a Polish orphan. He encounters people who will betray him for a reward, who will beat him up or try to kill him, and he meets those, who will do and risk almost everything to help him. Jurek’s resilience is put to the ultimate test, when an accident cripples him, making it harder to find work. But he struggles on against all odds. Eventually the Russians reach his area and Jurek even finds a family where he could stay. Yet he is betrayed again, and a young man from a Jewish orphanage forcefully tries to bring Jurek back to his people and his faith.
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Run Boy Run, and keep running
Lauf Junge lauf (2013) is a German/Polish film shown in the US with the title “Run Boy Run.” It was directed by Pepe Danquart. The movie tells the harrowing story of Srulik, a Jewish boy who escapes the Warsaw ghetto and survives–by using his wits and his courage–in rural Poland.Kamil Tkacz brilliantly plays Srulik. (Srulik changes his name to Jurek Staniak in order to pass as a Gentile.) There really was a Srulik, so this film is partially a documentary. It’s not an easy film to watch, because Srulik’s life is horribly difficult, and every respite is followed by yet another near-death experience.
The Poles Srulik meets range from evil (turning him over to the Germans for a reward) to neutral, to wonderful. In fact, the actions of the Polish people Surlik encounters make up the bulk of the story. However, ever present, even off-screen, is the huge evil of the Holocaust.
It’s hard to believe that the occupying Germans would spend so much time and energy trying to catch one young Jewish boy, but that was the reality. Srulik was never safe. He was safer or less safe, but never truly safe.
I think this extraordinary film is worth seeking out and watching. It will work well on DVD, but we were fortunate enough to see it at the excellent Dryden Theatre, as part of the superb Rochester Jewish Film Festival.
P.S. As I write this review, Run Boy Run carries a dismal 6.5 IMDb rating. I think that’s because the film has so many bad moments, and so few truly happy ones. Still, it’s an excellent movie, and, in my opinion, deserves a much higher rating.
Run Boy Run is another wartime film that succeeds with the usual formula.
Half a year after the movie premiered in Cottbus, it got a wide release all throughout Germany. The director is Pepe Danquart, who won an Academy Short Film Award over 20 years ago. And even now, it has been almost 10 years between “Lauf Junge lauf” and his last non-documentary movie. I would not say that this movie had any moments of true greatness, but it was 2 entertaining hours at the theater. This is quite an achievement as there have been so many films taking place during the Nazi years or World War II and it is always nice to see one that comes up with a story that does not feel repetitive.The little boy who played the main character did not have to act that much. the script was really written intelligently in a way, in which being there was enough in most situations to see him disappear in his role. Still he wasn’t bad at all. Basically, all the supporting characters make this movie so interesting: the Nazi officers, those who help the boy (especially the woman who lives alone in the house), the doctors etc. Of course the kid being a Jew gives the film great significance, but it never felt like this was the key point here. The scenes, in which the boy interacts with different character rarely put any emphasis on that, and that made them so interesting.
the chase scenes worked well and I also liked the camera shots and cinematography (which got nominated at the German Film Awards). And rightfully so. It is very much responsible for all the scenes that have you on the edge of your seat. Let me emphasize though that this is no film for children, despite a child playing the main character. Here and there you find children’s films that take place during World War II, but this is not one of them. There is one scene with a severed arm which is particularly brutal.
All in all, I’d recommend this movie. It features some of Poland most notable actors right now and maybe it can be a platform for one or two of them to have a bigger career in European movies outside their country. We’ll see. Despite the dark times and heavy topic, the film occasionally manages to put a smile on your lips, which is always good as you don’t want to be too depressed when the ending credits roll in. I always like when they manage to put in some comic relief, not too much though as otherwise it becomes a bit ridiculous, and they managed the right amount here.
Original Language de
Runtime 1 hr 52 min (112 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Action, Biography, Drama
Director Pepe Danquart
Writer Heinrich Hadding, Pepe Danquart, Uri Orlev
Actors Andrzej Tkacz, Kamil Tkacz, Elisabeth Duda
Country Germany, France, Poland
Awards 3 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A
Sound Mix N/A
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Arri Alexa, Arricam LT, Arricam ST
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm, Digital
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (4K) (master format), Techniscope (source format)
Printed Film Format N/A