

The Island on Bird Street
Alex is an 11-year old boy who, during WWII, hides in the Jewish ghetto from Nazis after all his relatives have been sent to the concentration camp. The movie portrays the ghetto through his eyes.
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- Language
- German
- nazi
- jewish ghetto
- world war ii
- based on true story
- orphan
- starvation
- 1940s
- kids on their own
- children in wartime
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DenmarkDK
- Theatrical11 Apr 1997
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical1223 Oct 1997
- Physical12DVD25 Mar 2003
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The Island on Bird Street was released on 11 April 1997.
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3/5/2025
With the Nazis having reduced Warsaw to little more than rubble, the young “Alex” (Jordan Kiziuk) is separated from his family, who have been sent to a concentration camp, and is now forced to scavenge as best he can amongst the ruins. Fortunately, this is a resourceful young lad who quickly learns his way around the ghetto using the sewers and the attics to keep himself safe. That’s easier said than done as the wate…
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