Look to the Sky

A Jewish boy living in Amsterdam at the onset of World War II is taken to a concentration camp with his parents. Based on the memoir of Holocaust survivor Jona Oberski.

Cast

Jean-Hugues Anglade

as Max Oberski

Juliet Aubrey

as Hanna Oberski

Jenner Del Vecchio

as Jona Oberski at 7

Luke Petterson

as Jona Oberski at 4

Francesca De Sapio

as Mrs. Daniel

Djoko Rosic

as Mr. Daniel

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