Good concept, poorly executed.

Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

I watched this 5 days ago, and still find it in my mind - in the middle of the night/ while shopping/ washing/ walking down the street. I don't think I will ever forget it. Film is dramatic, tense, witty, and above all haunting.A remarkable film, there is nothing more I can say. I would just add that the acting is really good.The story breaks my heart.The film makes vivid a story from our history, a history that should not ever be forgotten.There is something compelling in remembering the Nazi atrocities, and also in viewing films about them. Watching this film, I felt part of a shared experience - respecting and grieving all the people who died and suffered at the hands of the Nazis.

A true story set in Poland during the Second World War. Jewish people chased by Nazis. Incredible scenes with children that suffered with their parents. Great respect for all that survived this nightmare. The actors delivered here all solid performances. The sceneries were well set up. The director did a fine fob. The movie was never boring but could have been anyway shorter. The world should never forgot what happened to our humanity. God bless all the victims.If you are interested in such documentation don't miss the other holocaust films Der Letzte Zug, Die Fälscher, The Pianist or Black Book.Rating: 8/10.

This is a realistic and well made true story of a Polish sewage worker saving Jewish people from the purge of the ghetto in Lvov or Lviv city during WWII. The production and cinematography are good. It doesn't have a cheap feel that some Eastern European productions had in the past.It's a true story so there is no point criticizing the events that took place. It's about saving a smaller group of people than Schindler's List. It's not fair to compare it to the larger scale Holocaust epics. It was more on the scale of "The Pianist".The screenplay is realistic showing both sides of the story. The difficulties and demands on the Polish saviour are quite illuminating.The nudity and love making are a bit excessive but I guess they wanted to show everything.Worth a watch.

The Agnieszka Holland production seems to be a rather good effort to show the fate of Lwow Jews trapped in the ghetto and getting their way out through the sewer system. Some locals help, some do not. That could be a great and very exciting story. It was not. Mrs. Holland did not fulfill the main goal. Her film tends to be very prolonged, languid, too slow and too dirty. Well, yes, was is dirty, but then, do we need so much nudity on screen? Some foul language does not seem to sound natural here, too, and yes, some scenes are too slow and too blurry in delivery. Beno Fuhrmann is a great actor, but here he is not at his peak. His part is OK, but not driving, as well as some more. The film is really OK, but this is the one that you watch and then never repeat or remember much.