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The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
“How did one woman save 2500 children?”
7.4 / 10• 2009• 1h 36m•NR• English
DramaWar
Storyline
Irena Sendler is a Catholic social worker who has sympathized with the Jews since her childhood, when her physician father died of typhus contracted while treating poor Jewish patients. When she initially proposes saving Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto, her idea is met with skepticism by fellow workers, her parish priest, and even her own mother Janina.
Cast & Crew
Anna Paquin
Irena Sendler
Lead
Goran Višnjić
Stefan Zgrzembski
Michelle Dockery
Ewa Rozenfeld
Danuta Stenka
Hannah Rozenfeld
Maja Ostaszewska
Jadwiga
Krzysztof Pieczyński
Dr. Janusz Korczak
Jerzy Nowak
Old Rabbi
RW
Rebecca Windheim
Karolina Rozenfeld
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Kent Harrison's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
