The Book Thief

Germany, 1938: With her mother going to prison, an illiterate little girl (Sophie Nélisse) is given into the care of foster parents (Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson). With the patience of her foster father, and of the Jewish WWI comrade's son (Ben Schnetzer) he's hidden within their home, she develops appreciation for the written word as well as human dignity. Affecting adaptation of the Markus Zusak novel co-stars Roger Allam, Nico Liersch. 131 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, DVS Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital Surround stereo, French Dolby Digital Surround stereo; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish; deleted scenes.