Summaries

A dramatization of one man's rescue of Jewish refugees in the German-occupied Polish city of Lvov.

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).—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • 1940s
  • nazi
  • based on true story
  • holocaust
  • jewish
Genres
  • Drama
  • War
Release date Jan 4, 2012
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin Canada Germany Poland
Language German Russian Ukrainian Polish Yiddish
Filming locations Berlin, Germany
Production companies Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv The Film Works

Box office

Gross US & Canada $1041455
Opening weekend US & Canada $27413
Gross worldwide $9955885

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 25m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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