“The Birdcatcher” (** out of four) was a lugubrious WWII drama set in Norway in which a Norwegian Jew (Sarah-Sofie Boussnina) flees her homeland and seeks sanctuary on a farm in which she is forced to conceal her identity and pretend to be a boy but this damages her psychologically and leads to problems for many around her. Earnest subject matter has some powerful individual moments but is too slow-moving to carry the weight and impact it needs. Boussina’s strong performance in the lead is a plus.