Filmografia

Artur Król’s family had lived in Nowy Sącz for generations. His nearest neighbours were Jews. Did that matter? No. Their only difference was their faith. When war broke out, the Jewish family was required to move into the ghetto. Terrible hunger, fear and illness became a part of everyday life and they certainly would not have survived had it not been for Artur Król’s parents. It was they who smuggled in food and medicines for them. Being locked inside the ghetto meant only one thing – eventual death in a gas chamber. 

It was then that Artur Król’s family hid their neighbours, seven people, in the attic of their home. That level of heroism is only understood by those who undertake such a task. Death hung over them on a daily basis – the slightest denunciation would have been sufficient. 

Today, Artur Król says, “We entrusted our lives to God. He watched over us and that’s why we succeeded”.

Faith and a respect for human life are values which his family has never renounced. Today, the Król family can be proud of the Righteous Among the Nations medal which was awarded to them. 

Artur Król’s family had lived in Nowy Sącz for generations. His nearest neighbours were Jews. Did that matter? No. Their only difference was their faith. When war broke out, the Jewish family was required to move into the ghetto. Terrible hunger, fear and illness became a part of everyday life and they certainly would not have survived had it not been for Artur Król’s parents. It was they who smuggled in food and medicines for them. Being locked inside the ghetto meant only one thing – eventual death in a gas chamber. 

It was then that Artur Król’s family hid their neighbours, seven people, in the attic of their home. That level of heroism is only understood by those who undertake such a task. Death hung over them on a daily basis – the slightest denunciation would have been sufficient. 

Today, Artur Król says, “We entrusted our lives to God. He watched over us and that’s why we succeeded”.

Faith and a respect for human life are values which his family has never renounced. Today, the Król family can be proud of the Righteous Among the Nations medal which was awarded to them. 

This film’s creator was only two-years-old when World War II broke out. Thanks to the help of many people, he survived the Holocaust. Years later, he returns to Poland with his camera to recall wartime Warsaw – a painful period of his life. Together with other child survivors of the Holocaust, he now goes on a journey through time.

This film’s creator was only two-years-old when World War II broke out. Thanks to the help of many people, he survived the Holocaust. Years later, he returns to Poland with his camera to recall wartime Warsaw – a painful period of his life. Together with other child survivors of the Holocaust, he now goes on a journey through time.