Film: Fugitive Pieces, Special Pre-Release Screening

Directed by Jeremy Podeswa (The Five Senses), Fugitive Pieces is a powerful and unforgettably lyrical film about love, loss and redemption. Jakob Beer (Robbie Kay) is just a young boy when the Nazis invade Poland in 1942, killing his parents and abducting his older sister. After finally coming out of his hiding space when he feels safe, he's rescued by Athos Roussos (Rade Serbedgia), an archaeologist who smuggles Jakob to safety in Greece. Years later, an older Jakob (Stephen Dillane, John Adams) becomes a university professor in Canada where he must come to terms with his past before feeling safe in the present with his new girlfriend, Alex (Rosamund Pike).

The film, based on the best-selling novel by Canadian poet Anne Michaels, opened the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival. (Canada/Greece, 2007, English, 105 minutes).

This special pre-release screening is presented by The Boston Jewish Film Festival.

Tickets are on sale now. $12 general admission; $10 Boston Jewish Film Festival/WGBH members, seniors, students. To purchase tickets online, go to TicketWeb.com, keyword bjff. To purchase by phone, call TicketWeb toll-free at 1-866-468-7619. Service charges apply.

Remaining tickets will be available for purchase at the West Newton Cinema one hour before screening time (cash only).

Fugitive Pieces will be released theatrically at the West Newton Cinema and Harvard Square Theatre on Friday, May 9.