The story of Irena Sendler, a social worker who was part of the Polish underground during World War II and was arrested by the Nazis for saving the lives of nearly 2,500 Jewish children by smuggling them out of the Warsaw ghetto.
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Title: The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (TV Movie 2009)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Anna Paquin | ... | Irena Sendler[owa] | |
| Marcia Gay Harden | ... | Janina Krzyzanowska | |
| Goran Visnjic | ... | Stefan Zgrzembski | |
| Nathaniel Parker | ... | Dr. Majkowski | |
| Steve Speirs | ... | Piotr | |
| Paul Freeman | ... | Monsignor Godlewski | |
| Michelle Dockery | ... | Ewa Rozenfeld | |
| Danuta Stenka | ... | Hanna Rozenfeld | |
| Iddo Goldberg | ... | Jakub Rozenfeld | |
| Maja Ostaszewska | ... | Jadwiga | |
| Krzysztof Pieczynski | ... | Dr. Janusz Korczak | |
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Rebecca Windheim | ... | Karolina Rozenfeld |
| Olga Boladz | ... | Zofia | |
| Leigh Lawson | ... | Rabbi Rozenfeld | |
| Scott Handy | ... | Michal Laski | |
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The story of Irena Sendler, a social worker who was part of the Polish underground during World War II and was arrested by the Nazis for saving the lives of nearly 2,500 Jewish children by smuggling them out of the Warsaw ghetto.
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social worker | warsaw ghetto | foot torture | poland | anti semitism |Parents Guide:
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This film's opening prologue states: "World War II rages through Europe. In occupied Poland, the Germans have established the Warsaw Ghetto for all the Jewish residents of the city. Over 440,000 Jews are forced inside its walls . . . There are some Poles who want to help . . . " See more »Quotes
Irena Sendler [owa]: I remember what Father used to say. You see a man drowning, you must try to save him even if you cannot swim.See more »
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A very fine holocaust film dealing with Irena Sendler's helping 2,500 Jewish children escape from the ghetto and face certain extermination.
The film is quite a change for Anna Paquin, who shows she can act unlike her 1993 totally undeserved supporting Oscar win for "The Piano."
This excellent film shall serve as an inspiration to us all. Unfortunately, we could not discover what happened to many of the children after the war. Unfortunately, their parents must have perished.
This is a film of great virtue, moral courage, the embodiment of a total triumph of the human spirit under such adversity.
Marcia Gay Harden, a terrific actress, has the role of the mother. Despite the fact that her part is generally understated, Harden displays that rare virtue of a parent caught up in what is right in such an era of horror.
Highly recommended.