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Waiting for Anya Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Jan. 24, 2020

Waiting for Anya

Release Date: Friday, February 7, 2020 Limited

Noah Schnapp, Joséphine dela Baume, Tomas Lemarquis, Toby Torlesse, Ben Cookson, Thomas Kretschmann, Jean Reno, Anjelica Huston, Sadie Frost, Michael Morpurgo, Elsa Zylbertsein

NR Drama 1 hr, 49 m

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Plot

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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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Top Cast

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Director
Ben Cookson
Production Company
Goldfinch Studios

Additional Information

MPA Rating
NR Not Rated
Runtime
1 hr, 49 m
Tagline
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Also known as
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Language
English

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Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Waiting for Anya was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, February 7, 2020. There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made and Come to Daddy. 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

Apr. 12, 2020
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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Fri., Jan. 24, 2020

  • Set the MPAA rating to NR

  • Added a running time of 109 minutes

  • Set film release to Limited

  • Set film release to Limited

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