by Agnieszka Holland
2011, Poland, Germany, Canada, 2h25, vostf
Starring : Robert Wieckiewicz, Benno Fürmann, Agnieszka Grochowska, Maria Schrader
Screenplay : David F. Shamoon
Based on the novel of Robert Marshall
Cinematography : Jolanta Dylewska
Music : Antoni Komasa-Lazarkiewicz
Film editing : Michal Czarnecki
Production : Leander Carell, Eric Jordan, Patrick Knippel, Julius Machulski, Steffen Reuter, Paul Stephens
Synopsis
Lvov, 1944: the Nazis order a purge of the ghetto. The inhabitants seek refuge in the city’s sewers, where they meet a municipal employee who seems ready to assist them. The true story of an antisemitic Polish thief who ends up saving Jews during the Shoah.
