Overview
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).
Fun facts
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Nominations
3 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best International Feature Film (2012)
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Box office
Grossed $5.58M worldwide
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Filming locations
Filmed in Łódź
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Setting
Set in Lviv
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Music
Music by Antoni Łazarkiewicz
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jolanta Dylewska
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Robert MarshallNovel
- David F. ShamoonWriter
- Original title
- W ciemności
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 9, 2011
- Original language
- Polish
- Revenue
- $5.6M
- Countries
- Poland, Germany, Canada
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Cast
Robert WięckiewiczLeopold Soha
Benno FürmannMundek Margulies
Agnieszka GrochowskaKlara Keller
Maria SchraderPaulina Chiger
Herbert KnaupIgnacy Chiger
Marcin BosakJanek Weiss
Julia KijowskaChaja
Jerzy WalczakJacob Berestycki- Oliwer StanczakPawel Chiger
- Milla BankowiczKrystyna Chiger
Krzysztof SkoniecznySzczepek
Kinga PreisWanda Socha
Michał ŻurawskiBortnik
Laura Lo ZitoIrena
Aleksander MincerSzlomo Landsberg
Piotr GłowackiIcek Frenkiel
Maria SemotiukMania Keller
Etl SzycSzona Grossman
Weronika RosatiYoung Woman with Child
Andrzej MastalerzSawicki
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