The Midwife

2020Movie

90
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Story

In 1943 Stanislawa Leszczynska was arrested by gestapo as a result of helping Lodz ghetto prisoners and sent down to concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau together with her three children. There she went through the dreadful trial. Stanislawa worked as a midwife facing inhuman conditions, on the edge of exhaustion, she delivered 3000 labors not loosing any child - Her name - as one of four outstanding Polish women of the last century - was placed on Life and Changing the Nation Goblet sacrificed by Polish women in Jasna Gora Monastery. What was the secret of this extraordinary woman? Where did her strength came from? Why even facing death she has never lost faith in what she was doing?

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Directed by
Maria Stachurska

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Facts

June 1, 2020 · Documentary, History, War · Polish

Released
June 1, 2020
Genres
Documentary, History, War
Original language
Polish
Made in
Poland
Available in
1 country

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Where can I stream The Midwife?

It streams in 1 other country, but not in the United States.

Is The Midwife worth watching?

90
ExcellentGoodWatch score

Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 90.

Is The Midwife in English?

Polish

No, it was made in Polish.