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The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

Irena Sendler, a Catholic social worker who has long sympathized with Jews, traces this compassion to childhood after her physician father died of typhus contracted while tending poor Jewish patients. When she first proposes saving Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto, her idea is met with skepticism by colleagues, her parish priest, and even her mother, Janina.

Director(s)

John Kent Harrison

Tracy Young

Cast & Crew

Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden

Janina Krzyżanowska

Steve Speirs

Steve Speirs

Piotr

Rebecca Windheim

Rebecca Windheim

Karolina Rozenfeld

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

Irena Sendler

Scott Handy

Scott Handy

Michal Laski

Danny Webb

Danny Webb

Trojan

Olga Bołądź

Olga Bołądź

Zofia

Goran Višnjić

Goran Višnjić

Stefan Zgrzembski

Paul Freeman

Paul Freeman

Monsignor Godlewski

Nathaniel Parker

Nathaniel Parker

Dr. Majkowski

Krzysztof Pieczyński

Krzysztof Pieczyński

Dr. Janusz Korczak

John Kent Harrison

John Kent Harrison

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Tracy Young

Tracy Young

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Michelle Dockery

Michelle Dockery

Ewa Rozenfeld

Jerzy Nowak

Jerzy Nowak

Old Rabbi

Leigh Lawson

Leigh Lawson

Rabbi Rozenfeld

Fiona Glascott

Fiona Glascott

Maria

Iddo Goldberg

Iddo Goldberg

Jakub Rozenfeld

Maja Ostaszewska

Maja Ostaszewska

Jadwiga

Danuta Stenka

Danuta Stenka

Hannah Rozenfeld

Sergei Novik-Marchenko

Sergei Novik-Marchenko

Jasio

Karolina Dryzner

Karolina Dryzner

Crying Mother

Details

GenresDrama, War
Runtime1h 36 mins
Released on19 Apr 2009
Languageen
Produced InUnited States of America
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