Edges of the Lord

Starring:Haley Joel Osment, Willem Dafoe, Liam Hess, Richard Banel, Olaf Lubaszenko, Malgorzata Foremniak, Andrzej Grabowski, Chiril Vahonin, Ola Frycz, Dorota Piasecka, Wojciech Smolarz, Marek Weglarski, Edyta Jurecka, Ryszard Ronczewski, Krystyna Feldman, Eugene Osment, Krzysztof Pieczynski, Stefania Wasko, Marian Czekalski, Aldona Grochal
Director: Yurek Bogayevicz
Studio: Miramax
Product Type: DVD

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Edges of the Lord
Starring: Haley Joel Osment , Willem Dafoe , Liam Hess , Richard Banel , and Olaf Lubaszenko
Director: Yurek Bogayevicz
Manufacturer: Miramax
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ASIN: B00069FKVE
Release Date: 2005-01-04

Description

Haley Joel Osment (SECONDHAND LIONS, A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, THE SIXTH SENSE) and Willem Dafoe (THE AVIATOR, SPIDER-MAN 1 & 2) star in EDGES OF THE LORD, an inspiring and enthralling story that's seen through the eyes of a child. To escape an unthinkable fate, a young Jewish boy's (Osment) parents send him to the countryside. And that's when his adventure begins. Spirited away from the Nazi-occupied city in a gunnysack, he's taken in by a kind village farmer with children of his own, masquerades as the farmer's nephew, and is coached by the parish priest (Dafoe). Filled with outstanding performances and brilliantly written, this triumphant film is sure to capture your heart.

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Fantastic!!.......2007-05-25

I never write a review for a movie but this one I recommend that every one should watch. Fantastic acting by all actors including the kids. You'll laugh and cry. Very heart warming.

Not to be missed.......2007-04-17

What a movie! If you are a fan of Haley Joel Osment (what's not to love?) or even if you are not, this is a film that will have you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end, with emotional twists and turns that left me gasping for air. This film was never theatrically released in the United States (I don't know why) but it is definitely available on DVD and definitely worth watching and sharing.

Osment plays a little Jewish boy who is sent away by his parents to hide in the country side where he must pretend to be Catholic. This means this little tiny child must understand what it is to be Jewish, why it is dangerous, what it means to be Catholic and why it is important. Finding a group of friends to play with, it is intriguing to watch how they interpret their own Catholicism, and how it is acted out within the context of WWII.

See this movie. Not to be missed.

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A movie not to be missed .......2007-01-28

Edges of the Lord received very little publicity when it was released, and the American release went straight to DVD. Yet this is a film that demands watching and more than once. Haley Joel Osment gives possibly his best performance ever, and that says a lot considering his outstanding efforts in The Sixth Sense, Pay It Forward, A.I., and Second Hand Lions. He portrays a young Jewish boy in Poland during the Nazi occupation, who is sent to live with a Catholic family in rural Poland, where he must pose as a Catholic in order to survive. The only person, besides the family he is living with, who knows his true identity, is the village priest played by William Dafoe who gives an understated yet excellent performance. The drama is intense throughout, but it builds to an even more intense climax. All of the children in the movie give remarkable performances which further serve to show the true nature of what it was like to live under Nazi occupation whether a Jew or a Christian. This is a movie not to be missed, and it is a movie that should be watched together by families with children above age 12

The most thought provolking film you will ever see.......2006-11-06

It just shows how commericalized the movie industry has become, when a gem like this goes completely unnoticed by the Critics, and the Public. Made in 2001, everybody I've talked to has never heard of it. It should go down in movie history as a classic. It's sad when a movie like the "Fantastic Four" already has over a hundred reviews, but I'm just putting in the ninth for this one.

Love the Movie Which Shows How Hate Creates Hades Yet Angels Can Help.......2006-09-20

Similar to Pay It Forward, the boy (Haley Joel Osment) does a wonderful job of making one truly feel for the boy and the specific situation the boy is in. As the story winds on, how people treat other people is what impacted me the most. In other movies, I have seen horrible things done to the Jews during those times. I'm sure there were many more things done than I can imagine. However, this movie went way beyond zeroing in on how the Jews were treated.

The movie shows us that brutality was inflicted on not only the Jews, but many others too. Many know that the Jews were treated horribly back then and some people may even insincerely shake their heads and say "Tsk tsk" and think how it would not have affected them. If the insincere people saw this movie, they would understand that their own selfish selves would also be in danger and would hate the whole situation itself. The movie shows a place that is a Hades where evil actions were common. I am certain that many people shed tears during this awesome movie.

Although hate, a lack of respect for life, and murder ran unchecked, the movie also showed characters that had an understanding of how precious life is. These good people supported life and did the best they could at great risk to themselves. Their actions went way beyond religious tolerance. The actions showed a respect for people and their beliefs.

Words cannot do justice to this movie.

Edges of the Lord [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Spain ]

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Edges of the Lord [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Spain ]
Director: Yurek Bogayevicz
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000FN0192

Product Description

Spain released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. LANGUAGES: Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0), English (Subtitles), Spanish (Subtitles), SYNOPSIS: A Jewish boy struggling to survive the Nazi pogrom during World War II finds an unexpected ally in this period drama. As Nazi troops invade Poland, a young boy from Krakow named Romek (Haley Joel Osment) is given to friends by his parents, who smuggle him out of town in hopes of saving him from the advancing armies. Romek is taken to a rural community, where a sympathetic farming family has agreed to put him up, under the pretense that he's a nephew whose parents have fallen ill. Thanks to his blonde hair and blue eyes, Romek is able to blend in with the largely Catholic townsfolk, though a few of the neighbors become quite suspicious when Romek appears not to know elementary prayers and church procedures. The priest (Willem Dafoe) of the neighborhood's church becomes aware of Romek's secret, and is sympathetic to the boy's problems, so in secret, he coaches Romek in basic catechism, while remaining mindful of the lad's Jewish heritage. But while Romek is getting better at fooling others into believing he's Catholic, he can't escape the signs of the devastation that the Nazi onslaught has wrought against his people.
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