Europa Europa

This German/French/Polish film is about a young boy during WWII who in trying to conceal his Jewish identity joins the Hitler Youth.  An emotional movie, the main character is constantly reinventing who he is in order to survive the various circumstances in which he finds himself.  There is an ever present fear of being discovered, and a longing not to have to hide or worry anymore.  "Miracles" keep happening for this boy, to the point where you start to wonder when his luck is going to run out...  Mediocre acting, but a gripping tale, I am willing to concede that a few things were probably lost in translation.