Waiting for Anya
Seen it?2020 | 109 min | Drama, War
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 38% on Rotten Tomatoes, soft box office and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved The Pianist or The English Patient, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
38% on Rotten Tomatoes, 38 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 33K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ben Cookson
- Noah SchnappJo
- Thomas KretschmannKorporal
- Frederick SchmidtBenjamin
- Tómas LemarquisLeutnant
- Gilles MariniPapa
- Elsa ZylbersteinMaman
- Joséphine de la BaumeMadame
- Sadie FrostMadame Jollet
- Jean RenoHenri
- Urs RechnHans