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Streaming January 14-26, 2022 Digital Screening Room

Poland | 73 minutes | 2021

Hitler's Aunt

Southeast US Premiere

Together with his sons, Leon is working on the Vistula River as a miner, providing gravel and sand for the residents of Warsaw. One day the men encounter a desperate woman trying to commit suicide together with her daughter and pull them out of the river. When it turns out that they are both Jews, Leon makes a heroic decision. Risking his family's life, he decides to help the woman and offers her and her daughter a hiding place at his house.

Director's Bio

Directed by Michał Rogalski

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Michał Rogalski graduated from the Ludz Film School. He is a recipient of the Laureate of the Silver Lajkonik Award and the Jury Award at the Kraków Film Festival. Hitler's Aunt is Michał's seventh feature film.

Cast and Credits

Director

Michał Rogalski

Screenwriter

Wojciech Tomczyk

Cinematographer

Maciej Lisiecki

Editor

Tomasz Ciesielski

Cast

Piotr Kazmierczak, Marta Scislowicz, Malgorzata Pyziak

Film Info

Year

2021

Country

Poland

Run-time

73 minutes

Language

Polish with English subtitles
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