A German businessman confronts the bleak realities of war, saving lives with earnest defiance and measured hope.
Melancholy. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating. Based on true events.
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No surprises for an R: moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence.
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The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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