‘Amrum’ Review: Faith Akin’s German Coming Of Age Tale During WW2’s Final Days Is ‘Stand By Me’ In The Shadow Of A Fading Nazi Regime – Cannes Film Festival

An official selection of the Cannes Film Festival in the Cannes Premieres section, Faith Akin’s poignant coming-of-age tale of a 12 year old boy on a remote German island in the waning days of WWII and the defeat of his homeland’s Nazi Party and Hitler, is a side of the war rarely seen in movies. […]