Synopsis
Herbert Heller keeps his experience as a teenage boy surviving in Auschwitz hidden from his family. Until he meets Abby, a young teenager whose own brush with pain and death inspires him to open up as well, leading the two of them to exchange their stories as a meaningful and healing friendship is born.
Movie Information
- Director
- Finn Taylor
- Writers
- Finn Taylor
- Release Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 102 minutes
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- EN
- Country
- Czech Republic, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (3 votes)
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Herbert Heller keeps his experience as a teenage boy surviving in Auschwitz hidden from his family. Until he meets Abby, a young teenager whose own brush with pain and death inspires him to open up as well, leading the two of them to exchange their stories as a meaningful and healing friendship is born.
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