22 Dec 1995
Cruel Train
In wartime England, railway official Ruben Roberts discovers that his wife was sexually abused as a child by the Chairman of the Line, also her godfather. With her assistance, Ruben plots murder on the Brighton Express.
The Island on Bird Street
Alex is an 11-year old boy who, during WWII, hides in the Jewish ghetto from Nazis after all his relatives have been sent to the concentration camp. The movie portrays the ghetto through his eyes.
Top Billed Cast
Patrick Bergin Stefan
Jordan Kiziuk Alex
Jack Warden Boruch
James Bolam Doctor Studjinsky
Michael Byrne Bolek
Stefan Sauk Goehler
Suzanna Hamilton Stasya's Mother
Marek Grabowski Adam
Marcin Herman Joseph
Paweł Lauterbach Benny
Jacek Milczanowski 
Paweł Okoński Richter
Leon Niemczyk Podolski
Jacek Krautforst adjutant
Juliusz Chrząstowski jewish policeman
Katarzyna Suszyło Miriam
Julita Wołoszyńska-Matysek Benny's Mother
Maciej Sosnowski jewish policeman (uncredited)
Rafał Szałajko ghetto Jew (uncredited)
Zbigniew Waleryś ghetto Jew (uncredited)
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