What is Alina like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Alina as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Alina as moderate.

Which films are like Alina?

Films with a similar feel include The Pianist, Defiance, and The Zookeeper's Wife.

Name: Alina
Released: 2019-10-19
Duration: 25 min
Cast: Alia Shawkat, Edin Gali, Rebeca Robles, Erika Soto, William Mark McCullough

201925 min★ 0.0

A group of women defies Nazi persecution to smuggle a baby out of the Warsaw Ghetto in this urgent historical short drama.

May contain story progression spoilers

The plot follows a gang of women risking their lives to smuggle a three-month-old baby out of the Warsaw Ghetto.
The central rescue effort is organized around protecting the protagonists' friend's three-month-old baby.
Nazis separate children from their parents in the Warsaw Ghetto, creating the film's historical and emotional context.
The 25-minute film focuses tightly on one urgent smuggling operation rather than a broad wartime chronology.

The Pianist
shared historical drama, Holocaust setting, moral courage, and child endangerment
Defiance
shared wartime historical drama, resistance under occupation, and perilous rescue mission
The Zookeeper's Wife
shared Holocaust drama, Nazi persecution, child endangerment, and survival through collective action

What is Alina about?: A group of women defies Nazi persecution to smuggle a baby out of the Warsaw Ghetto in this urgent historical short drama.
What is Alina like to watch?: Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Alina as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
Is Alina violent?: Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Alina as moderate.
Which films are like Alina?: Films with a similar feel include The Pianist, Defiance, and The Zookeeper's Wife.
How long is Alina?: Alina runs 25 minutes.