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A Courageous Heart (2009)

Starring: Anna Paquin, Marcia Gay Harden, Goran Visnjic

Irene Sendler was one of the most remarkable, and unlikely heroes of World War II, risking her life repeatedly to save the lives of over 2500 Jewish children and babies during the Nazi occupation of Poland.

As a Catholic social worker, Irena had access to the Warsaw Ghetto, where she saw the daily dangers the Jewish children faced. At great personal risk, she devised extraordinary schemes to smuggle the children past the Nazi guards to safety - often in suitcases, ambulances or even in wheelbarrows. With the help of a network of people, they were then placed with safe families until the end of the war.

Irena was eventually captured by the Gestapo, and even after months of torture she maintained her silence. Her heroic efforts were nominated in 2007 with a Nobel Peace Prize Nomination.

Format: DVD
Region: 4
Running Time: 95 minutes
Rating: M mature themes & violence
Language: English
Special features: The Making of "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler, Conversation About the Production, Cast & Credits, Biographies