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In Darkness

In Darkness (2011)

War, Drama | Poland, Germany, Canada

Director: Agnieszka Holland

BBC2 | Sunday, 5 February 2017 | 01:20

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Sunday, 5 February 2017 01:20

Sunday, 27 July 2014 20:45

Rating: 7.3/10

User rating: 6.8/10
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SYNOPSIS

IN DARKNESS tells the true story of Leopold Socha 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 German-occupied town of Lvov (former Poland).

Actors

Writer: Robert Marshall, David F. Shamoon

Producer: Andrzej Besztak, Leander Carell

RUNTIME: 145 min

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