Movie of the day: The Book Thief

The Book Thief is based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Markus Zusak. The film is about a young girl called Liesel living with her adoptive German family in Nazi Germany during World War II when she was nine years old. Her foster parents conceal a Jewish man named Max who has developed a close relationship with Liesel, teaches her to read, first in her bedroom, then in her basement. Recognizing the power of writing and sharing the written word, Liesel not only begins to steal books that the Nazi party is looking to destroy, but also writes her own story, and shares the power of language with Max.