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The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

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2009 | 96 min | Drama, War

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for history buffs. If you loved Schindler's List or Conspiracy, start here.
The mood
Harrowing.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 36 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.4 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 27K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by John Kent Harrison

  • Anna PaquinIrena Sendler
  • Goran VišnjićStefan Zgrzembski
  • Michelle DockeryEwa Rozenfeld
  • Danuta StenkaHannah Rozenfeld
  • Maja OstaszewskaJadwiga
  • Krzysztof PieczyńskiDr. Janusz Korczak
  • Jerzy NowakOld Rabbi
  • Rebecca WindheimKarolina Rozenfeld
  • Sergei Novik-MarchenkoJasio
  • Paul FreemanMonsignor Godlewski