In Darkness

Jan 5 2012 R 2h 25m
Drama, War

A dramatization of one man's rescue of Jewish refugees in the Nazi-occupied Polish city of Lvov. 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 Lvov (formerly Poland).

Plot

A dramatization of one man's rescue of Jewish refugees in the German-occupied Polish city of Lvov.

Written by

Robert Marshall, David F. Shamoon

Directed by

Agnieszka Holland

Production Countries

Canada, Germany, Poland

Production Companies

The Film Works, Studio Filmowe Zebra, Studio Babelsberg, The Harold Greenberg Fund, Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv, PISF, Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC), Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM), Cinegate, CinePostproduction, Rogers Telefund, Hessen-Invest Film, Canadian Heritage, Filmissimo, FFA, Deutscher Filmförderfonds, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Mongrel Media

Languages

Deutsch, Polski, Français

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 19 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
11,332
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
74
Popularity
NA