Poster for the movie The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

2009 • 96 minutes
DramaWar

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.

Picture of Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

Irena Sendler

Picture of Goran Višnjić

Goran Višnjić

Stefan Zgrzembski

Picture of Michelle Dockery

Michelle Dockery

Ewa Rozenfeld

Picture of Danuta Stenka

Danuta Stenka

Hannah Rozenfeld

Picture of Maja Ostaszewska

Maja Ostaszewska

Jadwiga

Picture of Krzysztof Pieczyński

Krzysztof Pieczyński

Dr. Janusz Korczak

Picture of Jerzy Nowak

Jerzy Nowak

old rabbi

Picture of Rebecca Windheim

Rebecca Windheim

Karolina Rozenfeld

Picture of Sergei Novik-Marchenko

Sergei Novik-Marchenko

Jasio

Picture of Paul Freeman

Paul Freeman

Monsignor Godlewski

Picture of Leigh Lawson

Leigh Lawson

Rabbi Rozenfeld

Picture of Nathaniel Parker

Nathaniel Parker

Dr. Majkowski

Picture of Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden

Janina Krzyżanowska

Picture of Olga Bołądź

Olga Bołądź

Zofia

Picture of Steve Speirs

Steve Speirs

Piotr

Picture of Danny Webb

Danny Webb

Trojan

Picture of Iddo Goldberg

Iddo Goldberg

Jakub Rozenfeld

Picture of Scott Handy

Scott Handy

Michal Laski

Picture of Karolina Dryzner

Karolina Dryzner

crying mother

Picture of Fiona Glascott

Fiona Glascott

Maria