Businessman Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson) arrives in Krakow in 1939, ready to make his fortune from World War II, which has just started. After joining the Nazi party primarily for political expediency, he staffs his factory with Jewish workers for similarly pragmatic reasons. When the SS begins exterminating Jews in the Krakow ghetto, Schindler arranges to have his workers protected to keep his factory in operation, but soon realizes that in so doing, he is also saving innocent lives.

What a tragic time in history. This movie is so heartbreaking and difficult to watch. It's hard to imagine that so many people had to endure this atrocity because of their race. An honest portrayal of the extermination of Jews during WWII.