Based on a true story, THE PIANIST tells the story of a brilliant Polish pianist, Wladyslaw Szpilman (ACADEMY AWARD ® WINNER, Adrien Brody), a Jew, who escapes deportation to the German detention camps during World War II. Forced to live in the heart of the Warsaw ghetto, he shares the humiliation and the struggles of the occupation whilst hiding in the ruins of the capital. From acclaimed director Roman Polanski, who won an Oscar for the film, as did Ronald Harwood, for his script.