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IN DARKNESS

by Agnieszka Holland

synopsis

Nazi-occupied Lvov (Poland), 1943: Leopold Socha, a sewer worker and minor thief, struggles to make ends meet for his wife and daughter. He comes across a motley group of Jews trying to escape the upcoming liquidation of the ghetto by hiding in the sewers. They offer him money to protect them. Although he is aware that helping a Jew could mean immediate execution for him and his family, Socha sees this as easy cash and they strike a deal. Soon and inevitably the Jews’ money runs out. But now there is no turning back.

international title: In Darkness
original title: W ciemności
country: Germany, Poland, Canada
sales agent: Beta Cinema
year: 2011
genre: fiction
directed by: Agnieszka Holland
film run: 145'
release date: PL 05/01/2012, DE 09/02/2012, UK 16/03/2012, IE 16/03/2012, FR 10/10/2012, CZ 15/11/2012, IT 24/01/2013, HU 28/02/2013, NL 02/05/2013, BE 15/05/2013
screenplay: David F. Shamoon
cast: Robert Wieckiewicz, Benno Fürmann, Agnieszka Grochowska, Maria Schrader, Herbert Knaup
cinematography by: Jolanta Dylewska
film editing: Mike Czarnecki
art director: Marcel Slawinski, Katarzyna Sobanska-Strzalkowska
costumes designer: Jagna Janicka, Katarzyna Lewińska
music: Antoni Łazarkiewicz
producer: Patrick Knippl, Steffen Reuter, Marc-Daniel Dichant, Leander Carell, Eric Jordan, Paul Stephens, Juliusz Machulski, Wojciech Danowski
production: Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv GmbH, Studio Filmowe Zebra, The Film Works (CA)
distributor: Kino Świat, NFP Marketing & Distribution, Metrodome Distribution, Alta Films, Eurozoom, Good Films, September Film Distribution Netherlands, Abc Distribution

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