Liesel (Sophie Nélisse, center), her friend Rudy (Nico Liersch), and her foster mother Rosa (Emily Watson) await news in a bomb shelter in The Book Thief.. Jules Heath, Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Nov. 22, 2013 Facebook Twitter Reddit Print Liesel (Sophie Nélisse, center), her friend Rudy (Nico Liersch), and her foster mother Rosa (Emily Watson) await news in a bomb shelter in The Book Thief.. Jules Heath, Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation