Anton

Anton

A friendship that survived the wrath of war

2021 · 102 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama, History

Ukraine, 1919. The friendship of two boys, Anton and Jacob, one Christian, the other Jewish, manages to survive the prejudices and hatred that dominate the minds of adults in the aftermath of World War I and the Russian Revolution.

Directed by Zaza Urushadze · Written by Dale Eisler

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