THE MIDWIFE

POLISH TITLE: POŁOŻNA

The protagonist of the film is Stanisława Leszczyńska, a heroine of the wartime occupation who had worked as a midwife before the war and later helped Jews from the Łódź ghetto. She was captured by the Gestapo and sent to Auschwitz, where her mission began. She helped women to deliver their babies at the most sinister place on Earth.

GENRE:

documentary

COUNTRY:

Poland

RUNNING TIME:

54'

YEAR:

2020

COLOUR:

colour

DIRECTING:

Maria Stachurska

SCRIPT:

Maria Stachurska

DOP:

Paweł Sobczyk

EDITOR:

Wojciech Janas, Weronika Pliszka, Marcin Skoczylas

SOUND:

Piotr Pliszka

PRODUCTION:

square film studio sp. z o.o.