Fresh
Based on a true story, "In Darkness" is obviously tough to watch, especially since Holland's camera is both unforgiving and relentlessly human.
Tom Long, Detroit News
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In Darkness
Overview
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 and cast
- Agnieszka Holland Director
- Robert Więckiewicz as Leopold Soha
- Benno Fürmann as Mundek Margulies
- Agnieszka Grochowska as Klara Keller
- Maria Schrader as Paulina Chiger
- Herbert Knaup as Ignacy Chiger
- Marcin Bosak as Janek Weiss
- Julia Kijowska as Chaja
- Jerzy Walczak as Jacob Berestycki
- Oliwer Stanczak as Pawel Chiger
- Milla Bankowicz as Krystyna Chiger
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It positively clamours for your attention.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Fresh
The film is a morally challenging examination of the vexed Polish Catholic-Jewish relations of the era and a rich portrait of a man moving almost reluctantly toward righteousness.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
Based on the true story of Leopold Socha, a Catholic Polish sewer worker who hid a group of Jews over a period of 14 months in the underground tunnels of Lvov.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
Fresh
More than half of In Darkness takes place underground, shrouded in rank, oppressive shadows. But the movie also glows bright with life and hope.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
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