The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009)

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 2009-04-19 United States of America, Latvia, Poland, Canada 96 Min. PG-13
7.2 115 votes
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.

Cast

Anna Paquin is Irena Sendler
Irena Sendler
Goran Višnjić is Stefan Zgrzembski
Stefan Zgrzembski
Michelle Dockery is Ewa Rozenfeld
Ewa Rozenfeld
Danuta Stenka is Hannah Rozenfeld
Hannah Rozenfeld
Krzysztof Pieczyński is Dr. Janusz Korczak
Dr. Janusz Korczak
Jerzy Nowak is old rabbi
old rabbi
Rebecca Windheim is Karolina Rozenfeld
Karolina Rozenfeld
Paul Freeman is Monsignor Godlewski
Monsignor Godlewski
Leigh Lawson is Rabbi Rozenfeld
Rabbi Rozenfeld
Nathaniel Parker is Dr. Majkowski
Dr. Majkowski
Marcia Gay Harden is Janina Krzyżanowska
Janina Krzyżanowska
Steve Speirs is Piotr
Piotr
Danny Webb is Trojan
Trojan
Iddo Goldberg is Jakub Rozenfeld
Jakub Rozenfeld
Scott Handy is Michal Laski
Michal Laski
Karolina Dryzner is crying mother
crying mother