Broken Promise

Apr 30, 2009

2h 15m

★ 6.2

Overview

Slovakia, on the eve of the outbreak of World War II. The family of the young Jewish Martin Friedmann gathers to celebrate his bar mitzvah and make a solemn promise that they will all meet again a year later around the same table; but the storms of war and anti-Semitic fanaticism will lead each of them down very different paths.

Genres

Drama

History

War

Production Companies

Genta Film

Studio 727

JPEF

Česká televize

Slovenská televízia

SPI International

Broken Promise Trailers

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Cast

Martin

Samuel Spišák

Mrs. Friedmannová

Ina Gogálová

Mr. Friedmann

Ondřej Vetchý

Rabbi

Marián Slovák

Doctor Fehér

Vlado Černý

Shoemaker Feldman

Ivan Romančík

Commander Vózar

Roman Luknár

Vilo

Peter Oszlík

Cézar

Sergej Sanža

Fred Mahler

Juraj Sadílek

Old Martin (voice)

Ivan Krivosudský

Móric

Ľubomír Bukový

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