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Director:
John Kent Harrison
Writers (WGA):
John Kent Harrison (written by) and
Larry Spagnola (written by) ...
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Release Date:
19 April 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Plot:
The story of Irena Sendler, a social worker who was part of the Polish underground during World War II and was arrested by the Nazi's for saving the lives of nearly 2,500 Jewish children by smuggling them out of the Warsaw ghetto. | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations more
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(6 articles)
2009 Emmy Award Winners Announced
 (From FilmJunk. 21 September 2009, 10:22 AM, PDT)
And the '61st Primetime Emmy Awards' Winners Are...
 (From The Insider. 20 September 2009, 6:00 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
In the greatest darkness, the brightest lights shine. more (7 total)

Cast

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Toms Aboltins ... Dentist
Romualds Ancans ... German General
Ruby Bentall ... Stefania
Valda Bickute ... Polish New Mother
Olga Boladz ... Zofia
Gintaire Cepukonye ... Frightened Mother
Paulius Cizinauskas ... Prison Guard
Vilis Daudzins ... Gestapo Officer

Michelle Dockery ... Ewa Rozenfeld

Karolina Dryzner ... Weeping Mother
Didzis Eglitis ... German Soldier
William Ellis ... Wiktor
Paul Freeman ... Monsignor Godlewski

Fiona Glascott ... Maria
Iddo Goldberg ... Jakub Rozenfeld
Leonîds Grabovskis ... Another Man
Andris Gross ... Young Father
Jurgis Gundars ... Small Boy
Uga Gundars ... 5 Year-old Screaming Boy

Scott Handy ... Michal Laski

Marcia Gay Harden ... Janina Krzyzanowska
Elea Hofland ... Anna
Arnita Jaunzeme ... First Female Prisoner
Janis Kangaroo ... Jewish Folk (as Jewish Folk)
Leonarda Klavina-Kestere ... Stern Woman
Girts Krumins ... German Accountant
Leigh Lawson ... Rabbi Rozenfeld
Girts Liuziniks ... German Soldier
Girts Lukevics ... Big Auxiliary Guard
Ariela Mareda ... Miriam
Jeff Most ... Familiar German Officer
Rebecca Night ... Danuta
Sergei Novik-Marchenko ... Jasio
Jerzy Nowak ... Elderey Rabbi
David Ogannesianc ... Little Izaak
Maja Ostaszewska ... Jadwiga

Anna Paquin ... Irena Sendler

Nathaniel Parker ... Dr. Majkowski
Aleksandrs Petukhovs ... Soldier
Krzysztof Pieczynski ... Dr. Janusz Korczak

Erich Redman ... Untersturmfüher Brandt
Janis Reinis ... SS Officer
Kristina Savickyte ... 5 Years Old's Mother
Gleb Semionov ... Two Year Old

Sofya Skya ... Desperate Mother
Dace Smits ... Sister Stanislawa
Martins Smits ... German NCO

Steve Speirs ... Piotr
Danuta Stenka ... Hanna Rozenfeld
Davids Stepanjans ... Big Kid
Imants Strads ... Juliusz
Antanas Surgailis ... Polish New Father
Anastasija Timoshenko ... Young Jewish Mother
Sakalas Uzdavinys ... Young Rabbi

Imants Vekmanis ... Janek

Goran Visnjic ... Stefan

Danny Webb ... Trojan
Rebecca Windheim ... Karolina Rozenfeld
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Miss Irena's Children (USA) (working title)
The Irena Sendler Story (USA) (working title)
Untitled Irena Sendler Project (USA) (working title)
Dzieci Ireny Sendlerowej (Poland) (theatrical title) [pl]
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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Russian | German | Latvian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Filming Locations:
Riga, Latvia
Company:
Baltmedia more

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Featured in The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009) (TV) more

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10 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
In the greatest darkness, the brightest lights shine., 19 April 2009
10/10
Author: ram-30 from Dillon, Saskatchewan

Hallmark's sentimental touch has never been more appropriate than for this story of a Polish nurse that saved the life of 2500 Jewish children during WWII. Anna Paquin (BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE) is quickly becoming the Queen of TV movies. Her performance here is amazing. Marcia Gaye Harden, who plays her equally brave mother, also gives a fine performance. The editing is quite sharp. The violent scenes, like the Gestapo's torture scenes, are jarring to say the least. I was expecting a female version of SCHINDLER'S LIST but after the film was over I could not help but compare this story to THE HIDING PLACE. Irena Sendler is a worthy heroine in the same league as Corrie Ten Boom. Some viewers might think "Enough already" with these kind of stories but when they are as good as this I will respond "Keep them coming!"

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