Dir.: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen; Script: John Goldsmith, Tony Grisoni D'après le roman de/Based on the novel by: Uri Orlev; Phot.: Ian Wilson; Ed.: David Martin; Mus.: Zbigniew Preisner; Cast: Patrick Bergin, Jordan Kiziuk, Jack Warden, James Bolam, Stefean Sauk, Simon Gregor, Lee Ross, Suzanna Hamilton, Sian Nicola Liquorish, Michael Byrne, Heather Tobias, Leon Silver; Prod.: Victoria Lucas, M&M Productions A/S, c/o Det Danske Filmstudie, Blomstervænget 52, 2800 Lingby (Danemark), tél.: 45 87 27 00, fax: 45 87 27 47; Sales: Moonstone Entertainment Inc., 335 North Maple Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 (États-Unis), tél.: (310) 247-6060, fax: (310) 247-6061 .

Eleven-year-old Alex adores his father Stefan; his mother is dead. Stefan believes Alex was born under a lucky star and like anyone still hiding in the Warsaw Ghetto, luck can be very helpful. Stefan has Alex well trained; he knows exactly where to hides whenever Nazi thugs decide to search the ghetto. One morning, however, it's too late to hide and Stefan, Alex and Uncle Boruch are caught. Stefan and Boruch create a disturbance, however, during which Alex manages to escape. The Nazis chase after the boy but he eludes capture. From his hiding place, Alex can still hear Boruch's last words ringing in his ears: "Your father will come and get you. It may take time, but he will come. Never give up hope." A day passes, then a night. Hungry and cold, the boy leaves his hideout. He makes his way back into the apartment, but all the food has gone. Gradually, Alex learns how to survive in his new environment. He builds himself a hideout which can only be reached by rope, in the roof truss of an empty house on Bird Street. From his hideout Alex can observe life outside the ghetto walls. Normal life. Carefree Polish children playing in the street, a completely new sight for Alex. He sees a young girl in the house across the way he'd really like to make friends with and, after two resistance members end up staying with him for shelter, Alex finally gets his wish. The partisans want to take Alex with them into the woods but he turns them down, as he does an offer from the girl's parents to get him out of Warsaw. Winter is approaching but Alex is determined to wait for his father.