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A Balasaur Score of 72 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.8/10, Metacritic 77/100. Streaming on Netflix and Paramount+.
Synopsis
19 year old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer in Poland when she finds out that the Jewish ghetto is about to be liquidated. Determined to help twelve Jewish workers, she decides to shelter them in the safest place she can think of – the basement of the German Major's house. Over the next eight months, Irena uses her wit, humour and immense courage to hide her friends as long as possible.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Metacritic77/100
147 audience votes
Key crew
- Louise ArchambaultDirector
- Dan GordonWriter
- Alexandra StréliskiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sophie NélisseIrena Gut Opdyke
- Dougray ScottRugmer
- Andrzej SewerynSchultz
- Maciej NawrockiRokita
- Sharon AzrieliHelen
- Eliza RycembelIda
- Aleksandar MilićevićLazar
- Agata TurkotClara
- Filip KosiorThomas
- Krzysztof SzczepaniakMoise
- Irena MelcerZosia
- Eryk KulmAbram Klinger
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Themes
self sacrificeresistanceworld war iibased on true storymoral couragepersecutionhidden roomnsdap (nazi party)1940sguettolife‑risking choicesjewish refugees