Franchise
This collection gathers Brothers, Hitler's Aunt, and The Musicians under a shared historical and humanitarian banner. The titles offer a varied group of films connected by the collection’s focus on people, relationships, and the consequences of a turbulent world.
3 installments tracked · in release order
01
Film · 2021
Roman Cudakowski, known as Cudak, earns money playing wedding and city-party concerts during the occupation, when German access to venues creates opportunities. He brings gifted violinist Szymon Akerman out of the ghetto to perform, despite their earlier disagreements. As both men depend on the work, Cudak chooses to hide Szymon and his family in his home, putting his own life at risk.
02
Film · 2021
In the 1940s, Leon and his sons earn their living as sandblasters on the Vistula River. After rescuing a woman and her young daughter from the water, they discover the pair are Jewish escapees from Warsaw. Leon hides them in his home, placing his own family at risk as he struggles to keep the women alive.
03
Film · 2021
In a Mazowsze village in 1943, teenagers Janek and Staszek discover Abram and Chaim, two young Jewish brothers hiding on a farm. The boys are the only survivors of a German-led anti-Jewish pogrom and were sons of a respected pharmacist. Despite the deadly threat, Janek and Staszek choose to hide them in secret.
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