In Darkness (2011) (original) (raw)
Leopold Socha, a sewer worker and petty thief in Lvov, a Nazi occupied city in Poland, one day encounters a group of Jews trying to escape the liquidation of the ghetto. He hides them for money in the labyrinth of the town's sewers beneath the bustling activity of the city above. What starts out as a straightforward and cynical business arrangement turns into something very unexpected, the unlikely...
Leopold Socha, a sewer worker and petty thief in Lvov, a Nazi occupied city in Poland, one day encounters a group of Jews trying to escape the liquidation of the ghetto. He hides them for money in the labyrinth of the town's sewers beneath the bustling activity of the city above. What starts out as a straightforward and cynical business arrangement turns into something very unexpected, the unlikely... (less)
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Writers: Robert Marshall, David F. Shamoon
Starring: Robert Wieckiewicz, Benno F�rmann, Agnieszka Grochowska, Maria Schrader, Herbert Knaup, Marcin Bosak
Producer: Eric Jordan
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Review by Brian Orndorf, March 8, 2012
8 / 10
Stories from the Holocaust are numerous yet they rarely cease to astonish. �In Darkness� is a worthy addition to this mournful assembly of wartime perspectives, though its horrors are hushed and gradual, hidden below in a subterranean tomb. Bleakness and hope are married effectively in director Agnieszka Holland�s latest effort, supplying a fresh viewpoint on unlikely valor and the many forms it takes when positioned opposite the need for survival. It�s a strong, unflinching picture, and a vital educational tool when inspecting the surprises of the human spirit during such a tumultuous period ...read more...
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