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Plot

Alan (Lukas Haas) is a typically streetwise Brooklyn teenager of the 1940s. Naomi (Vanessa Zaoui) is a French-Jewish refugee of Nazi oppression, recently moved into the apartment above Alan's. Ever since witnessing the murder of her father, Naomi has remained in a catatonic state. Alan's well-meaning efforts to help the girl at first seem to do more harm than good. But eventually the boy's sincerity and hitherto untapped compassion win out, and the two young people form a strong, unbreakable bond. Alan & Naomi is based on a novel by Myron Levoy.
MPAA Rating:
PG
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
95min.
Theatrical Release Date:
01/27/1992
Distributor(s):
Triton Pictures
Director(s):
Sterling Van Wagenen
Starring:
Lukas Haas , Vanessa Zaoui , Michael Gross , Amy Aquino , Zohra Lampert
Themes:
Haunted By the Past,Crimes Against Humanity,Death of a Parent,Mental Illness,Unlikely Friendships
Tone:
Compassionate,Gentle,Sweet,Understated,Warm
Keywords:
Holocaust,catatonic,friendship,post-traumatic-stress,resistance-fighters,teenagers
Country of Origin:
USA (01-31-1992)