The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
Role: Irena Sendler
Director: John Kent Harrison
Writers: John Kent Harrison & Larry Spagnola
Release: April 19th, 2009 on CBS (USA), September 18th, 2009 (Poland)
Rating: N/A
Runtime: 95 min
Genre: Biography, Drama
Filming Locations: Riga, Latvia

Links: Official Site, Charlaine Harris’ Official Site, IMDB

Cast:
Marcia Gay Harden, Nathaniel Parker, Goran Visnjic

Sypnosis:
The story of Irena Sendler, a social worker who was part of the Polish underground during World War II and was arrested by the Nazi’s for saving the lives of nearly 2,500 Jewish children by smuggling them out of the Warsaw ghetto.

Other Info:
- Was the first US film to be shot in Riga, Latvia
- Based on “Mother of the Children of the Holocaust: The Story of Irena Sendler” by Anna Mieszkowska