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The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

  • TV Movie
  • 20092009
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
4.4K
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The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009)
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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 s... Read allThe 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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
4.4K
YOUR RATING
    • John Kent Harrison
    • John Kent Harrison
    • Larry Spagnola
    • Anna Mieszkowska(book "Mother of the Children of the Holocaust: The Story of Irena Sendler")
  • Stars
    • Anna Paquin
    • Goran Visnjic
    • Michelle Dockery
    • John Kent Harrison
    • John Kent Harrison
    • Larry Spagnola
    • Anna Mieszkowska(book "Mother of the Children of the Holocaust: The Story of Irena Sendler")
  • Stars
    • Anna Paquin
    • Goran Visnjic
    • Michelle Dockery
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    • 20User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy

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    Anna Paquin and Goran Visnjic in The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009)
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    Anna Paquin in The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009)
    Michelle Dockery in The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009)
    Anna Paquin and Steve Speirs in The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009)
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    Anna Paquin
    Anna Paquin
    • Irena Sendler
    Goran Visnjic
    Goran Visnjic
    • Stefan Zgrzembski
    Michelle Dockery
    Michelle Dockery
    • Ewa Rozenfeld
    Danuta Stenka
    Danuta Stenka
    • Hanna Rozenfeld
    Rebecca Windheim
    • Karolina Rozenfeld
    Sergei Novik-Marchenko
    • Jasio
    • (as Sergei Marchenko)
    Paul Freeman
    Paul Freeman
    • Monsignor Godlewski
    Leigh Lawson
    Leigh Lawson
    • Rabbi Rozenfeld
    Nathaniel Parker
    Nathaniel Parker
    • Dr. Majkowski
    Marcia Gay Harden
    Marcia Gay Harden
    • Janina Krzyzanowska
    Scott Handy
    Scott Handy
    • Michal Laski
    Christoph Pieczynski
    Christoph Pieczynski
    • Dr. Janusz Korczak
    • (as Krzysztof Pieczynski)
    Fiona Glascott
    Fiona Glascott
    • Maria
    Steve Speirs
    Steve Speirs
    • Piotr
    Iddo Goldberg
    Iddo Goldberg
    • Jakub Rozenfeld
    Danny Webb
    Danny Webb
    • Trojan
    Didzis Eglitis
    • German Soldier
    Ruby Bentall
    Ruby Bentall
    • Stefania
      • John Kent Harrison
      • John Kent Harrison
      • Larry Spagnola
      • Anna Mieszkowska(book "Mother of the Children of the Holocaust: The Story of Irena Sendler")
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    • Trivia
      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 . . . "
    • 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.

    • Connections
      Edited into Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

    User reviews20

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    9/10
    Really moving movie
    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.
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    • Release date
      • April 19, 2009 (United States)
      • United States
      • CBS
      • Polish
      • English
      • Russian
      • German
      • Latvian
      • Hebrew
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      • Baltmedia
      • CBS
      • Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
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    • 1 hour 35 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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