World War II broke out in September 1939, one of the first targets of the German Luftwaffe was Warsaw, the capital of Poland. The city was besieged and beleaguered. Many Jews were deported and put to death in concentration camps
Wladyslaw Szpilman, a brilliant Polish pianist and a Jew, he escaped deportation and forced to live in the heart of the Warsaw ghetto.
He escaped and hid in the ruins of what was left of the city. Fortunately for her, a German officer came to his aid and helped him survive