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Waiting for Anya Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Jan. 24, 2020

Waiting for Anya

Release Date: Friday, February 7, 2020 Limited

Director: Ben Cookson

Starring: Noah Schnapp Anjelica Huston Jean Reno Joséphine dela Baume Sadie Frost

Not Rated Drama 1 hr, 49 m

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Plot – What's the story about?

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Plot
A teenage shepherd boy (Noah Schnapp) and a reclusive widow Horcada (Anjelica Huston) help smuggle Jewish children into Spain in the World War II drama.
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Who stars in Waiting for Anya – Cast List

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Director
Ben Cookson
Production Company
Goldfinch Studios

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Parent Rating
NR Not Rated
Runtime
1 hr, 49 m
Tagline
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Language
English
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Waiting for Anya Release Date: When was the film released?

Waiting for Anya was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, February 7 , 2020. There were six other movies released on the same date, including Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), The Lodge and Horse Girl. As a limited release, Waiting for Anya was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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Where was the movie filmed? Apr. 12, 2020

Waiting for Anyawas was shot on location in the Pyrenees (a range of mountains forming a natural border between Spain and France). Shooting took place over five-weeks in early spring 2018 near the Béarnais French commune called Accous (Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France). As director Ben Cookson explained to ScreenDaily (5/18/2018), “It’s not just set in France, it’s set in a place that actually exists." Link

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Where was it filmed? Feb. 23, 2020

Waiting for Anya was filmed in France.

Aug. 31, 2020
Who played Anya? Jul. 3, 2020

Dolma Raisson

Aug. 4, 2020
Is the father reunited with Anya in the end? Feb. 26, 2020
Does Anya get united with her father? Sep. 1, 2020

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