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The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

How did one woman save 2500 children?

20097.31h 36m

Overview

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.

Directed by John Kent Harrison
Written by John Kent Harrison, Larry Spagnola, Anna Mieszkowska
Produced by Beata Pisula, Cameron Johann, Krzysztof Grabowski
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Top Cast

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

Irena Sendler

Goran Višnjić

Goran Višnjić

Stefan Zgrzembski

Michelle Dockery

Michelle Dockery

Ewa Rozenfeld

Danuta Stenka

Danuta Stenka

Hannah Rozenfeld

Maja Ostaszewska

Maja Ostaszewska

Jadwiga

Krzysztof Pieczyński

Krzysztof Pieczyński

Dr. Janusz Korczak

Jerzy Nowak

Jerzy Nowak

Old Rabbi

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Rebecca Windheim

Karolina Rozenfeld

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Sergei Novik-Marchenko

Jasio

Paul Freeman

Paul Freeman

Monsignor Godlewski

Themes & Keywords

naziholocaust (shoah)world war iibiographybased on true storyhistorical drama1940swar drama

About The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler is a drama, war film released in 2009 exploring themes of nazi, holocaust (shoah), world war ii, biography, based on true story, historical drama. Directed by John Kent Harrison, it stars Anna Paquin, Goran Višnjić, Michelle Dockery. 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.

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