Irena's Vow

Apr 15, 2024

2h 1m

★ 7.4

Change the world with your courage.

Overview

19 year old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer in Poland when she finds out that the Jewish ghetto is about to be liquidated. Determined to help twelve Jewish workers, she decides to shelter them in the safest place she can think of – the basement of the German Major's house. Over the next eight months, Irena uses her wit, humour and immense courage to hide her friends as long as possible.

Genres

War

Drama

History

Production Companies

Darius Films

Entract Studios

Téléfilm Canada

Filmoteka Narodowa – Instytut Audiowizualny

Telewizja Polska

Lubelski Fundusz Filmowy

K&K Film Selekt

Irena's Vow Trailers

Cast

Irena Gut Opdyke

Sophie Nélisse

Rugmer

Dougray Scott

Schultz

Andrzej Seweryn

Rokita

Maciej Nawrocki

Helen

Sharon Azrieli

Ida

Eliza Rycembel

Lazar

Aleksandar Milićević

Clara

Agata Turkot

Thomas

Filip Kosior

Moise

Krzysztof Szczepaniak

Zosia

Irena Melcer

Abram Klinger

Eryk Kulm

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