LOOK TO THE SKY

Directed by Roberto Faenza

Based loosely on the book “Childhood” by physicist Jona Oberski, LOOK TO THE SKY depicts a hope-filled view of the Holocaust from the perspective of a young Dutch boy, Jonah, who spends much of his childhood behind the bars of a Nazi concentration camp. Only through strength and perseverance does he emerge from this hell-on-Earth and actually grow up.

Score by Oscar-Winner ENNIO MORRICONE (THE UNTOUCHABLES, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY).

100 min. / in English




" Remarkable! The film is as powerful and greatly impacting as any film I have seen. LOOK TO THE SKY is an amazingly subtle and yet profoundly moving and shattering film. I cannot recommend highly enough.”
Thomas Brown, WHIZ NEWS

"A little marvel of a film, one that stays with the viewer long after the credits are completed. A must see!"
Grady Harp, AMAZON.COM

"A beautiful movie! Uplifting!"
Amos Lassen, CINEMA PRIDE

“Beautiful and profound cinema!”
Enzo Siciliano, L’ESPRESSO

“You may be left in tears by its end, but also with a sense of hope. Look to the Sky is a truly inspiring film especially in this newly remastered edition.”
Aron Gold, EDGE NEW YORK

“The director's sensiteveness, depth of feeling and awareness are praiseworthy... The film has a simple, unassuming yet elevated style which is never facile or pathetic.”
Lietta Tornabuoni, LA STAMPA

“A film about the power of love. It is a simple, unaffected, yet intense movie made by an intelligent director who is a master of his craft.”
Morando Morandini, IL GIORNO

“A shock for anyone with a heart.”
Isaac Singer

“Astonishing, memorable, piercing.”
Chaim Potok

“Simple, terse, shattering.”
Harold Pinter

“The images speak for themselves - and the final sequences are particularly eloquent.”
Roberto Nepoti, LA REPUBLICA

Widescreen presentation
Scene selections
Coming attractions
Dolby 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo sound

WINNER - BEST DIRECTOR / BEST COSTUMEs / best music
David di Donatello Award (equivalent of Academy Award® in Italy)

WINNER - best screenplay
Moscow International Film Festival

WINNER - grand prize
Bellinzona Film Festival

WINNER - first prize - children's jury
Vienna International Kinder Film Festival





FilmFest München
Moscow International Film Festival
Montreal World Film Festival
Mostra de Valencia
Bellinzona Film Festival
Cinema Italien Bastia
Haifa International Film Festival
Sarajevo Film Festival
Boston Jewish Film Festival
Calcutta Film Festival
Toronto Jewish Film Festival
Vienna International Kinder Film Festival
Antwerp European Youth Film Festival