Wanja Mues

In this intriguing psychological drama directed by Christian Petzold, the story follows a young woman named Yella, played by Nina Hoss, as she attempts to escape her troubled past and…

The true story of pianist Wladyslaw 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 is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.