The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

95 mins | Drama, War | April 19, 2009

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.

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

95 mins | Drama, War | April 19, 2009

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Jeff Most Productions, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Forma Pro Films, Baltmedia, K&K Selekt, Most / Rice Productions
Original title The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
Directors Tracy Young, John Kent Harrison
Writers Larry Spagnola, John Kent Harrison

Cast

Anna Paquin

as Irena Sendler

Marcia Gay Harden

as Janina Krzyżanowska

Goran Visnjic

as Stefan

Nathaniel Parker

as Dr. Majkowski

Steve Speirs

as Piotr

Paul Freeman

as Monsignor Godlewski

Michelle Dockery

as Ewa Rozenfeld

Danny Webb

as Trojan

Krzysztof Pieczyński

as Dr. Janusz Korczak

Leigh Lawson

as Rabbi Rozenfeld

Maja Ostaszewska

as Jadwiga

Danuta Stenka

as Hannah Rozenfeld

Olga Bołądź

as Zofia

Iddo Goldberg

as Jakub Rozenfeld

Scott Handy

as Michal Laski

Rebecca Windheim

as Karolina Rozenfeld