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Fugitive Pieces is a powerful, poetic, and emotionally-charged drama about love, loss and redemption. The film tells the story of Jakob Beer, a man whose life is haunted by his childhood experiences during WW II. As a child in Poland he is orphaned during wartime then saved by a compassionate, Greek archeologist. He then spends the rest of his life trying to come to terms with the losses he has endured. Through his writing, and then through the discovery of true love, Jakob is ultimately freed from the legacy of his past. Fugitive Pieces is based on the beloved best-selling novel by award winning writer Anne Michaels. Fugitive Pieces is a Canada/Greece co-production between Canada s Serendipity Point Films, Athens-based Cinegram S.A. and Strada Productions. The film is co-produced by Sandra Cunningham, Dionyssis Samiotis and Takis Veremis. The film is financed by Serendipity Point Films, Telefilm Canada, Astral Media, Corus Entertainment, The Harold Greenberg Fund and the Ontario Media