The story of a man who is not a hero, and whose survival depended on sheer chance and the mercy of the enemies. Only a real survivor of WWII (Polanski & Szpillman) would tell such a story, without binary good/evil, and with such restraint.
"Parting your soup is not a miracle, Bruce. It's a magic trick. A single mom who's working two jobs and still finds time to take her kid to soccer practice, that's a miracle. A teenager who says "no" to drugs and "yes" to an education, that's a miracle. People want me to do everything for them. But what they don't realize is *they* have the power. You want to see a miracle, son? Be the miracle."