US actor Jesse Eisenberg has been awarded Polish citizenship by President Andrzej Duda, after telling the story of the Jewish population during World War Two in his Oscar-winning film A Real Pain. Eisenberg wrote,

Jesse Eisenberg, who says he reconnected with his family’s Polish roots while filming A Real Pain in the country, was granted Polish citizenship yesterday by President Andrzej Duda. "While we were filming this movie in Poland and I was walking the streets and starting to get a little more comfortable in the country,

Credit: Marek Borawski/KPRP/Cover Images Actor and director Jesse Eisenberg has been granted Polish citizenship by President Andrzej Duda, following his portrayal of Poland’s Jewish history during World War Two in his Oscar-winning film A Real Pain.