Edges of the Lord

Edges of the Lord is a 2001 film, written and directed by Yurek Bogayevicz, starring Willem Dafoe and Haley Joel Osment. The film, set in Poland during World War II, tells the story of a wealthy Jewish boy who must pose as a Catholic peasant farmland local in order to avoid capture from Nazi forces. Plot Romek (Haley Joel Osment) is the son of a wealthy Jewish couple. When the Nazis invade Poland, the family contacts an old friend and tasks him to hide their son. During this plight, Romek poses as the Catholic nephew of a local farmer (Olaf Lubaszenko), with the aid of a compassionate Catholic priest (Willem Dafoe). Despite his Jewish upbringing, Romek quickly learns of the Catholic traditions and manages to apply them. The peasants face constant harassment from Nazis, wherein a Hitler youth member rapes one local child. One night, Romek sees the same youth member harassing another local wherein he shoots him dead. A Nazi commander awards him a Nazi uniform and cloak, which he then uses to free some Jews and other locals mistaken as Jews. Tolo joins the other captives in solidarity. Cast Haley Joel Osment as Romek Willem Dafoe as Priest Liam Hess as Tolo Richard Banel as Vladek Olaf Lubaszenko as Gniecio Małgorzata Foremniak as Manka Andrzej Grabowski as Kluba Chiril Vahonin as Robal Olga Frycz as Maria Eugene Osment as German officer at Batylin Field Krzysztof Pieczyński as German officer at Trains