CinemaOSMovie · 2009 · 1h 36m · NR

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

How did one woman save 2500 children?

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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 byJohn Kent Harrison

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 36m
Language
EN
Released
April 19, 2009
Studios
CBSHallmark Hall of Fame ProductionsForma Pro Films

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Rebecca Windheim

Karolina Rozenfeld

Sergei Novik-Marchenko

Jasio

Paul Freeman

Paul Freeman

Monsignor Godlewski

Creative team
Directed by
John Kent Harrison
Written by
John Kent Harrison
Larry Spagnola
Produced by
Cameron Johann
Krzysztof Grabowski

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