THE MIDWIFE

POLISH TITLE: POŁOŻNA

The protagonist of the film is Stanisława Leszczyńska, a heroine of the wartime occupation who had worked as a midwife before the war and later helped Jews from the Łódź ghetto. She was captured by the Gestapo and sent to Auschwitz, where her mission began. She helped women to deliver their babies at the most sinister place on Earth.

GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Poland
RUNNING TIME:
54'
YEAR:
COLOUR:
colour
DIRECTING:
Maria Stachurska
SCRIPT:
Maria Stachurska
DOP:
Paweł Sobczyk
EDITOR:
Wojciech Janas, Weronika Pliszka, Marcin Skoczylas
SOUND:
Piotr Pliszka
PRODUCTION:
square film studio sp. z o.o.
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