The Warsaw Orphan

On a tram, Emilia overhears passengers making antisemitic remarks about the Jewish fighters and confronts the men, revealing her knowledge of the extermination camps. A furious Piotr pulls Emilia from the tram and scolds her for endangering them both with her outburst.

Later, Emilia discusses the incident with Sara, who explains that the uprising will likely be a bloodbath, but the fighters will die with honor rather than face deportation to the camps. She also alludes to her conflicting principles with Piotr, which prevents a romantic relationship between them despite their obvious attraction.

Roman has been fighting in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising for weeks as German forces systematically destroy the remaining resistance. As Germans begin burning entire blocks to flush out fighters, his unit is reduced to three survivors: Roman, Andrzej, and Chaim. They desperately take to the streets, trying to connect with another unit in another building. During an ambush by German soldiers, Roman is shot in the arm, and Andrzej is killed in the fighting.

Chaim forces the wounded Roman into a sewer to hide him from the pursuing German soldiers and then sacrifices himself with a grenade to kill their pursuers and ensure Roman’s escape. Roman crawls through the sewer system for hours before eventually emerging near Krasiński Square, where he discovers a gap in the ghetto wall.