Waiting for Anya (2020) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Ben Cookson.

Cast

• Noah Schnapp as Jo
• Thomas Kretschmann as Korporal
• Frederick Schmidt as Benjamin
• Tómas Lemarquis as Leutnant
• Gilles Marini as Papa
• Elsa Zylberstein as Maman
• Joséphine de la Baume as Madame
• Sadie Frost as Madame Jollet
• Jean Reno as Henri
• Urs Rechn as Hans
• Anjelica Huston as Horcada
• Declan Cole as Hubert
• Enola Izquierdo Cicuendez as Leah
• Amandine Rose as Christine
• Mathys Gallet-Lartigue as Lukas
• Laurent Pedebernard as Monsieur Jollet
• Jean-François Balmer as Narrator
• Dolma Raisson as Anya
• Raj Awasti as Soldier
• Kevin Kain as The Fat and Stupid Man
• Lukas Sauer as Hans
• Sylvain Bressolles as Passerby
• Patrice Yan as Soldier
• Michael Morpurgo as Farmer
• Steffen Wild as Soldier
• Alan Latham as Soldier
• Paul Stephenson as Soldier
• William Abadie as Father Lasalle
• Nicholas Rowe as Monsuier Sarthol

Crew

• James Seymour Brett — Original Music Composer
• Ben Cookson — Director
• Ben Cookson — Writer
• Toby Torlesse — Writer
• Michael Morpurgo — Novel
• Phin Glynn — Producer
• Alan Latham — Producer
• Gerry Vasbenter — Director of Photography

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