A dramatization of one man's rescue of Jewish refugees in the Nazi-occupied city of Lviv. In Darkness tells the true story of Leopold Soha 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 Nazi-occupied town of Lviv (formerly Poland).
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Nate H. reviewed In Darkness (2011)
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Based on a true events, In Darkness is the amazing story of Leopold Socha (Robert Więckiewicz), a Polish sanitation worker who agrees to hide some Jewish neighbors during the Nazi occupation of World War II. The agreement starts out as opportunistic for Socha, but as time goes on and the magnitude of the situation for everyone becomes apparent, he truly begins to care for their safety. It is a brilliant performance by Wieckiewicz. He is successful in all facets of capturing the evolving demeanor of Socha; from callous exploiter to desperate caregiver and all areas in between. In Darkness also benefits from clever cinematography. Director Agnieszka Holland plays with the lighting throughout the film, blinding viewers with the beams of Socha’s and others’ lanterns to truly give the depth of the dark state of the tunnels. The sewers themselves almost become another character, swallowing the cast into their bleak and disparate conditions.. It is important that stories of the atrocities of war and genocide are not only told, but told well to adequately convey the scale of their consequences. In this sense, Holland succeeds on all levels here.
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