
“AllIcansayisthatIsawit,anditisthetruth.”Inavirtuososoloperformance,AcademyAward-nomineeDavidStrathairn(Nomadland,GoodNight,andGoodLuck,Lincoln)portraysJanKarskiinthisgenre-defyingtruestoryofareluctantWorldWarIIheroandHolocaustwitness.AftersurvivingthedevastationoftheBlitzkrieg,KarskiswearsallegiancetothePolishUndergroundandriskshislifetocarrythefirsteyewitnessreportsofwar-tornPolandtotheWesternworld,andultimately,theOvalOffice.EscapingaGestapoprison,bearingwitnesstothedespairoftheWarsawghettoandconfrontedbytheinhumanityofadeathcamp,Karskienduresunspeakablementalanguishandphysicaltorturetostandtallinthehallsofpowerandspeakthetruth.Strathairncapturesthecomplexityandlegacyofthisself-described“insignificant,littleman”whosetimelystoryofmoralcourageandindividualresponsibilitycanstillshaketheconscienceoftheworld.