In Darkness
2011•R•2h 25m•6.9•Released
DramaWar
A dramatization of one man's rescue of Jewish refugees in the Nazi-occupied city of Lviv. In Darkness tells the true story of Leopold Soha who risks his own life to save a dozen people from certain death. Initially only interested in his own good, the thief and burglar hides Jewish refugees for 14 months in the sewers of the Nazi-occupied town of Lviv (formerly Poland).
Director
Agnieszka Holland
Writer
David F. Shamoon
Revenue
$6M
Languages
Polish, German, Ukrainian
Studio
Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv
Cast
Robert Więckiewicz
Leopold Soha
Benno Fürmann
Mundek Margulies
Agnieszka Grochowska
Klara Keller
Maria Schrader
Paulina Chiger
Herbert Knaup
Ignacy Chiger
Marcin Bosak
Janek Weiss
Julia Kijowska
Chaja
Jerzy Walczak
Jacob Berestycki
Oliwer Stanczak
Pawel Chiger
Milla Bankowicz
Krystyna Chiger
Krzysztof Skonieczny
Szczepek
Kinga Preis
Wanda Socha
Michał Żurawski
Bortnik
Laura Lo Zito
Irena
Aleksander Mincer
Szlomo Landsberg
Production
Company
Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv
Company
The Film Works
Company
Studio Filmowe Zebra
Producer
Leander Carell
Producer
Marc-Daniel Dichant
Producer
Eric Jordan
Producer
Patrick Knippel
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