From a Kansas schoolroom to "Hallmark Hall of Fame": The true story of Irena Sendler
Anna Paquin stars in “The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler,” airing at 8 CT tonight on KCTV-5 as the 236th presentation of the “Hallmark Hall of Fame.” It’s a straightforward and earnest account, adapted from the book by Anna Mieszkowska, of an unfailingly moral and caring person who spirited hundreds, then thousands of children across Nazi checkpoints into the waiting arms of Catholic families.
Never heard of her? Most people hadn't until about 10 years ago.
