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Based on the international best-selling novel by Anne Michaels, Fugitive Pieces is a poetic film about love, loss, and redemption....
Based on the international best-selling novel by Anne Michaels, Fugitive Pieces is a poetic film about love, loss, and redemption.
It tells the story of Jakob Beer, a writer whose life is haunted by his childhood experiences during World War II. As a child in Poland, Jakob is orphaned during wartime, only to be saved by a compassionate Greek archeologist. Over the course of his life, he attempts to deal with the losses he has endured.
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68 %76 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
64 %33,436 reviewsAudience score rating
"The cool hand of Canadian writer-director Jeremy Podeswa proves a disappointing match for Fugitive Pieces, a generally dull and unmemorable adaptation of Anne Michaels' extraordinary prose-poetry novel."
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Variety
Variety"Tender, haunting."
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Total Film
Total Film"For a tale spiked with so much torment, Fugitive Pieces feels remarkably soothing."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"If Fugitive Pieces has a message, it is that life can heal us, if we allow it."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Delicate and beautiful film about conquering the paralysing effects of grief."
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New Zealand Herald
New Zealand Herald"This book is a deeply moving and affecting read, and while the cinematic adaptation doesn’t fully do the book justice, it’s a worthy attempt."
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Newshub
Newshub"Hopscotching time on film is never easy, but Canadian writer-director Jeremy Podeswa handles it with skill and care in Fugitive Pieces, his lovely, absorbing adaptation of Anne Michaels' lauded novel about a circumspect writer haunted by his traumatic past."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Fugitive Pieces has a sharp, devastating story to tell."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterFugitive Pieces | Details
Award winner- Best Film - Sydney Film Festival 2008
- Rating
- M, contains violence and sex scenes
- Runtime
- 106
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Canada, Greece
