The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009)

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How did one woman save 2500 children?

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.

Released: 2009-04-19
Genres: Drama, War
Runtime: 1h 36m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 127 votes

Directed by John Kent Harrison.

Top cast

Anna Paquin as Irena Sendler
Goran Višnjić as Stefan Zgrzembski
Michelle Dockery as Ewa Rozenfeld
Danuta Stenka as Hannah Rozenfeld
Maja Ostaszewska as Jadwiga
Krzysztof Pieczyński as Dr. Janusz Korczak
Jerzy Nowak as Old Rabbi
Rebecca Windheim as Karolina Rozenfeld
Sergei Novik-Marchenko as Jasio
Paul Freeman as Monsignor Godlewski

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Where to watch The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

United States: stream on fuboTV, Philo, Hallmark+ Amazon Channel, Hallmark+ Apple TV channel, Hallmark TV Amazon Channel; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
Canada: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia: watch free on 7plus

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