▁As ▁the ▁film ▁pro log ue ▁notes , ▁it ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁true ▁story ▁of ▁Jer zy ▁B iele cki ▁and ▁Cy la ▁Cy bul ska . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁film ' s ▁story ▁inter cut s ▁between ▁a ▁Naz i ▁concentration ▁camp ▁in ▁Poland , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Tom asz ▁Lim an owski , ▁a ▁captured ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁resistance , ▁man ages ▁to ▁aid ▁the ▁resistance ▁from ▁inside ▁a ▁concentration ▁camp , ▁where ▁his ▁slave ▁labor ▁includes ▁super vis ing ▁distribution ▁of ▁lo aves ▁of ▁bread . ▁His ▁resistance ▁task ▁in ▁the ▁camp ▁has ▁been ▁to ▁capture ▁photos ▁of ▁the ▁hor r ifying ▁war ▁cr imes ▁taking ▁place ▁and ▁sm ug gle ▁out ▁the ▁neg atives ▁that ▁will ▁reve al ▁the ▁cr imes ▁to ▁the ▁outside ▁world . ▁▁ ▁This ▁is ▁unknown ▁to ▁Hann ah ▁Sil ber stein , ▁a ▁young ▁German ▁Jew ▁in ▁the ▁work ▁camp ▁with ▁whom ▁Tom asz ▁is ▁in ▁love ▁and ▁who ▁has ▁recently ▁discovered ▁she ▁is ▁pre gn ant . ▁Every ▁night , ▁Tom asz ▁bu ys ▁off ▁his ▁offic em ate ▁with ▁a ▁bott le ▁of ▁v od ka ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁Hann ah ▁can ▁be ▁alone ▁together ▁in ▁the ▁office ▁in ▁which ▁Tom asz ▁works ▁with ▁the ▁SS , ▁and ▁they ▁share ▁bread ▁that ▁Tom asz ▁has ▁st olen ▁for ▁them . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6