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The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

2009 · 96 min

A solemn, inspiring true story that balances the horror of the Holocaust with quiet acts of heroism, leaving you moved and reflective.

Tagline
How did one woman save 2500 children?
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.
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • war
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
John Kent Harrison
Written by
John Kent Harrison, Larry Spagnola
Starring
Anna Paquin, Goran Višnjić, Michelle Dockery, Danuta Stenka, Maja Ostaszewska, Krzysztof Pieczyński, Jerzy Nowak, Rebecca Windheim
Music
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
Cinematography
Jerzy Zieliński
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America, Latvia, Poland, Canada, Lithuania
Languages
Latvian, English, Russian, German

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