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The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

# How did one woman save 2500 children?
Drama   War
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Latvian , English , Russian , German
📆 Date Released: 2009-04-19
⌚ Running Time: 95 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.228

Beloved Cast

Anna Paquin original image
Irena Sendler
Anna Paquin
Goran Višnjić original image
Stefan Zgrzembski
Goran Višnjić
Michelle Dockery original image
Ewa Rozenfeld
Michelle Dockery
Danuta Stenka original image
Hannah Rozenfeld
Danuta Stenka
Maja Ostaszewska original image
Jadwiga
Maja Ostaszewska
Krzysztof Pieczyński original image
Dr. Janusz Korczak
Krzysztof Pieczyński
Jerzy Nowak original image
old rabbi
Jerzy Nowak
Rebecca Windheim original image
Karolina Rozenfeld
Rebecca Windheim
Sergei Novik-Marchenko original image
Jasio
Sergei Novik-Marchenko
Paul Freeman original image
Monsignor Godlewski
Paul Freeman
Leigh Lawson original image
Rabbi Rozenfeld
Leigh Lawson
Nathaniel Parker original image
Dr. Majkowski
Nathaniel Parker
Marcia Gay Harden original image
Janina Krzyżanowska
Marcia Gay Harden
Olga Bołądź original image
Zofia
Olga Bołądź
Steve Speirs original image
Piotr
Steve Speirs
Danny Webb original image
Trojan
Danny Webb
Iddo Goldberg original image
Jakub Rozenfeld
Iddo Goldberg
Scott Handy original image
Michal Laski
Scott Handy
Karolina Dryzner original image
crying mother
Karolina Dryzner
Fiona Glascott original image
Maria
Fiona Glascott

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