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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| 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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Irena Sendler [owa]: You were born into the Jewish faith.
Karolina Rozenfeld: What if I want to be something else? I don't like being hated by everybody.
Irena Sendler [owa]: Everybody does not hate you.
Karolina Rozenfeld: Yes they do. You know it's true. What did we ever do? It's not fair.
Irena Sendler [owa]: No, It's not.
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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
Karolina Rozenfeld: Why do I have to be a Jew?Irena Sendler [owa]: You were born into the Jewish faith.
Karolina Rozenfeld: What if I want to be something else? I don't like being hated by everybody.
Irena Sendler [owa]: Everybody does not hate you.
Karolina Rozenfeld: Yes they do. You know it's true. What did we ever do? It's not fair.
Irena Sendler [owa]: No, It's not.
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I knew very little about Irena Sendler before watching this movie. But after seeing it, I simply feel ashamed that we don't know more about the real heroes of the Second World War Although many already figured out, this is a true story about a young Polish woman's and fellow brave Warsaw citizens, passionately engaged in helping thousands of Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during the German occupation of Poland. With such a powerful, dreadful story behind, it is really hard to make a movie that won't be touching, but The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler is much more than that. It start a bit slower, drawing the terrible conditions of Warsaw Ghetto, while we watch how the monstrous "Final Solution" for extermination of Jewish people taking its full strength. From the second half, movie is gaining on speed and intensity and really nail the watcher to the chair until the very end. The crew is very good, lead by wonderful Anna Paquin, who marvelously portrayed extremely courageous and bit dreamy Polish girl.
As one of the reviewers already said - this is not a typical Hallmarks movie, but certainly the great one. And I really recommend it for watching, if not more to the honor of braves such Irena Senler was.