The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

How did one woman save 2500 children?

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.

US

Made in US

7.3/10

2009

Drama
War
CBSHallmark Hall of Fame ProductionsForma Pro FilmsNarodowy Instytut AudiowizualnyK&K Film SelektLithuanian Film Studio

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Cast

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

As Irena Sendler

Goran Višnjić

Goran Višnjić

As Stefan Zgrzembski

Michelle Dockery

Michelle Dockery

As Ewa Rozenfeld

Danuta Stenka

Danuta Stenka

As Hannah Rozenfeld

Maja Ostaszewska

Maja Ostaszewska

As Jadwiga

Krzysztof Pieczyński

Krzysztof Pieczyński

As Dr. Janusz Korczak

Jerzy Nowak

Jerzy Nowak

As Old Rabbi

Rebecca Windheim

Rebecca Windheim

As Karolina Rozenfeld

Sergei Novik-Marchenko

Sergei Novik-Marchenko

As Jasio

Paul Freeman

Paul Freeman

As Monsignor Godlewski

Leigh Lawson

Leigh Lawson

As Rabbi Rozenfeld

Nathaniel Parker

Nathaniel Parker

As Dr. Majkowski

Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden

As Janina Krzyżanowska

Olga Bołądź

Olga Bołądź

As Zofia

Steve Speirs

Steve Speirs

As Piotr

Danny Webb

Danny Webb

As Trojan

Iddo Goldberg

Iddo Goldberg

As Jakub Rozenfeld

Scott Handy

Scott Handy

As Michal Laski

Karolina Dryzner

Karolina Dryzner

As Crying Mother

Fiona Glascott

Fiona Glascott

As Maria

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