In Darkness
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).
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Cast
23 people
Robert Więckiewicz
Leopold Soha
Known for
1983
Hound's Hill
Benno Fürmann
Mundek Margulies
Known for
Babylon Berlin
Joyeux Noel
Agnieszka Grochowska
Klara Keller
Known for
The Woods
Mother's Day
Maria Schrader
Paulina Chiger
Known for
Deutschland
Aimée & Jaguar
Herbert Knaup
Ignacy Chiger
Known for
Run Lola Run
Nuremberg
Marcin Bosak
Janek Weiss
Known for
1983
The Mire
Julia Kijowska
Chaja
Known for
United States of Love
The Mighty Angel
Jerzy Walczak
Jacob Berestycki
Known for
Son of Saul
Oliwer Stanczak
Pawel Chiger
No other roles listed
Milla Bankowicz
Krystyna Chiger
No other roles listed
Krzysztof Skonieczny
Szczepek
Also in
Yuma
Hardkor Disko
Kinga Preis
Wanda Socha
Known for
The Lure
Lead Children
Agnieszka Holland Director · David F. Shamoon Writer Robert Marshall Author
Worldwide gross $5.6M · United States release December 9, 2011 · Produced in Poland, Germany, Canada
Box office
Worldwide gross
$5,576,725
Production
Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv
Production
The Film Works
Production
Studio Filmowe Zebra
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
Canadian Heritage
Production
Cinegate
Production
CinePostproduction
Production
Deutsche Filmförderfonds (DFFF)
Production
FFA
Production
Filmissimo
Production
Hessen-Invest Film
Production
MBB Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Production
Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM)
Production
Mongrel Media
Production
Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC)
Production
Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej
Production
Rogers Telefund
Production
Studio Babelsberg
Production
The Harold Greenberg Fund
Production
Poland · Germany · Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original title
W ciemności
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
French · German · Polish · Ukrainian
Release dates
United States · September 2, 2011
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · December 9, 2011
Limited theatrical
Poland · January 5, 2012
Theatrical
United States
September 27, 2011 · Premiere · Dartmouth Film Festival
Argentina
November 11, 2011 · Premiere · Mar del Plata Film Festival
Canada
September 11, 2011 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 18, 2011 · Premiere · Atlantic Film Festival
October 5, 2011 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
February 17, 2012 · Theatrical
France
June 6, 2012 · Premiere · Champs-Elysées Film Festival
October 10, 2012 · Theatrical
Germany
February 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Greece
September 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 28, 2012 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Hungary
September 16, 2012 · Premiere · Jameson Cinefest International Film Festival
North Macedonia
September 20, 2012 · Premiere · Manaki Brothers Film Festival
Poland
November 28, 2011 · Premiere · Plus Camerimage International Film Festival
South Korea
April 11, 2013 · Theatrical
Spain
April 5, 2013 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 9, 2011 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
United Kingdom
February 19, 2012 · Premiere · Glasgow Film Festival
March 16, 2012 · Theatrical
June 7, 2021 · Physical · DVD
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