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The Pianist
2002
****
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman

It's hard to find new and fresh angles to portray the horrors of the Holocaust, but this touching true drama shows us how difficult it was to survive even if you managed to avoid the concentration camp. Adrien Brody, who won an Oscar for his strong performance, plays a pianist who hides in Warsaw. Director Roman Polanski and screenwriter Ronald Harwood also won Academy Awards. Based on Władysław Szpilman's autobiography.