Edges Of The Lord

EDGES OF THE LORD is a harrowing exploration of historical horrors through the perspective of a child. Haley Joel Osment stars as Romek, a Jewish-Polish boy who is spirited into the countryside to avoid the coming Nazi threat. There, he is integrated into the family of a kind farmer, and the local priest (Willem Dafoe) takes Romek under his wing. Writer-director Yurek Bogayevicz skillfully juxtaposes social upheaval and chaos with the confusion and change associated with adolescence and growing up, and was rewarded the Best Screenplay prize at the Polish Film Festival for his efforts.