movie poster for THE BOOK THIEF

Flicks ID

18195

Cert

12

Running time

131 mins

Format

DVD

THE BOOK THIEF (2014)

BRIAN PERCIVAL

Plot

Liesel is an extraordinary and courageous young girl sent to live with a foster family in World War II Germany. She learns to read with encouragement from her new family and Max, a Jewish refugee who they are hiding under the stairs. For Liesel and Max, the power of words and imagination become the only escape from the tumultuous events happening around them. A life affirming story about the resilience of the human spirit; adapted from the best selling novel.