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Stories Set in Warsaw
A phoenix old town, ghetto walls, uprising sewers and Praga courtyards — Warsaw's stories are Europe's most hard-won. These ten span the 1870s to today; also explore Historic Warsaw (1300–1950).
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Browse 33 books, 51 movies, 1 TV show and 2 games set in Warsaw.

The Pianist
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family…

The Zookeeper's Wife
The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo Jan and Antonina Zabinski who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion.

Three Colors: White
Polish immigrant Karol Karol finds himself out of a marriage a job and a country when his French wife Dominique divorces him after six months due to his impotence. Forced to leave France after losing the business they…

To Be or Not to Be
During the Nazi occupation of Poland an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.

Decalogue I
Krzysztof a semantics professor and computer hobbyist is raising his young son Paweł to look to science for answers while Irena Paweł’s aunt lives a life rooted in faith. Over the course of one day both adults are…

A Short Film About Killing
Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar tells him to drive to a remote location then brutally strangles him seemingly without motive.

Decalogue VI
A teenage postal worker Tomek routinely spies on his older neighbor Magda a sexually liberated artist who lives in the apartment across the courtyard from his. As their private worlds merge fascination turns to…

Kanal
During the last few days of the Warsaw Uprising following World War II a modest group of Resistance members remains. The band must take refuge in the sewers under the orders of leader Zadra but it's only a matter of…

Decalogue V
Jacek an angry drifter murders a taxi driver brutally and without motive. His case is assigned to Piotr an idealistic young lawyer who is morally opposed to the death penalty and their interactions take on an emotional…

Irena's Children: The Extraordinary Story of the Woman Who Saved 2,500 Children from the Warsaw Ghetto
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Widow Clicquot comes an extraordinary and gripping account of Irena Sendler—the “female Oskar Schindler”—who took staggering risks to save 2,500 children from death and…
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