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In this compelling wartime drama, indomitable teenager Martin Friedmann escapes certain death at the hands of Nazis and anti-Semitic locals. Luck, ingenuity, and a fierce determination to live take him from labor camp to a new identity, through illness to joining a band of Soviet Partisans. With stunning cinematography and based on an inspiring true story, this engaging and compelling film depicts the strength that enabled Martin to survive.

Slovakia's official submission to 82nd Academy Award's Foreign Language in 2010.