Three Stories of Galicia

Documentary about three courageous people during World War II who strove to preserve the dignity of the human spirit. Trapped between Hitler and Stalin, at a time when events were changing the course of history, three people in Galicia had the courage to risk everything and do what was right, taking it upon themselves to preserve the dignity of the human spirit: a Ukrainian woman endured the theft of her children to save her country, a Jewish man's family chose to save the life of an enemy, a Polish priest risked everything to end the sectarian hatred that tore at his parish. When World War II erupted, Galicia was caught in the ruthless struggle between Hitler's Third Reich and Stalin's Red Army. In their quest to rule the world, those two empires made use of the ethnic jealousies among Ukrainians, Jews, and Poles, fueling some of modern history's worst ethnic conflicts. But in the midst of evil, where trust had lost its meaning and human life had no value, there were those who were willing to risk what little they had left to do what was right instead of what was easy.