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escape from Poland, Rubin realizes Pulaski 
is right and that in fact, she’s in love with 
him, not Rosenfeld.
But the Germans aren’t far off, and 
Rubin’s family finally comes to a decision to 
leave for Zurich, while Pulaski’s family aims 
to escape to Paris. The Rubins plan to leave 
the following morning, but a German air 
raid overnight changes their plans. Jews are 
rounded up; and in the midst of the chaos, 
the Rubins are led to safety in the secret 
music room, where they remain hidden.
However, their whereabouts are tipped 
off. Soon after, Nazis raid the hiding space, 
loading the Rubin family in trucks and 
sending them to Auschwitz. Pulaski, wit-
nessing the roundup from afar but too late 
to warn the family, vows to find Rubin, the 
love of his life.
Stopping at nothing, Pulaski travels to 
Germany with the help of the Polish resis-
tance, posing as an opera singer who will 
perform at Auschwitz for Nazi soldiers. As 
he sings at Auschwitz, Rubin stands behind 
him, recruited by the Nazis to play violin. 
To save their lives, neither acknowledges 
one another, but Pulaski and his conductor, 
Benno Moser (Stellan Skarsgard), hatch a 
plan to save Rubin.

Moser, who visits a Nazi official in pri-
vate, claims Rubin is his illegitimate daugh-
ter and, therefore, only half-Jewish. He pays 
him off for her safe return, a seemingly 
foolproof plan. Yet the Nazi Moser bargains 
with is arrested, and both are shot before 
Rubin is released from Auschwitz.
Pulaski runs for his life, hiding in a near-
by barn where a family discovers him and 
offers him safety. He continues to seek out 
Rubin, finally learning that she was trans-
ferred to Bergen Belsen, sent on a death 
march and evacuated to New York with a 

group of Polish refugees.
Traveling to America after the war, 
Pulaski tracks Rubin through the Joint 
Distribution Committee. Finally reuniting 
once and for all, Pulaski found the love of 
his life as promised.
With a touch of historical footage, beau-
tiful cinematography and a moving sto-
ryline, I’ll Find You”is a triumphant tale of 
resistance, courage and love in a time where 
none seem possible. 

I’ll Find You opens Feb. 25 at theaters and On-Demand .

Adelaide Clemens 
and Jacob Ifan in I’ll 
Find You.

Weronika Rosat and 
Stephen Dorff

WITOLD BACZYK

ARTS&LIFE
FILM REVIEW

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