The Poet (film)


The Poet is a 2007 Canadian drama film starring Nina Dobrev, Colm Feore, Roy Scheider, Kim Coates and Daryl Hannah. It was written by Jack Crystal and directed by Damian Lee, with an estimated budget of CADmillion. It was released in the United States as Hearts of War.

Rachel, a young Jewish woman Nina Dobrev headed home runs into a snow storm and falls unconscious only to be rescued by Oscar Koenig Jonathan Scarfe, an undercover German officer stationed in Poland. Over the next few days, Oscar nurses Rachel back to health and in the process the two fall in love, bonding over the poetry that Oscar writes. Meanwhile, German soldiers infiltrate Poland and destroy Rachels village, killing Rachels family. Oscar helps Rachel and Rachels fianc, Bernard Zachary Bennett, escape into the woods, but he refuses to accompany them, despite Rachels pleas. Oscar goes back to his daily routine, scouting for his father, General Koenig Kim Coates, whom Oscar has a rough relationship because of their differing opinions on the war. Oscar seeks comfort in his memories of Rachel, and in his mother Daryl Hannah, who shares his disenchantment with the war, and encourages him to search for his lost love.Bernard and Rachel escape into the mountains, when an unknown illness overtakes Rachel. They find a farm that is hiding other Jews, and discover that Rachel is pregnant with Oscars child. Regardless of the situation that hes been placed in, Bernard marries Rachel anyway. On the day of their wedding, hidden in the basement of the farmhouse, German soldiers attack and kill everyone inside but Bernard and Rachel somehow escape and head once more into the woods. ........

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