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The vow (1937)

The vow poster
Original title
Tkies khaf
Directed by
Henryk Szaro
Genre
Jewish film
Country
Poland
Runtime
1h 01m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family is torn apart when a promise to a dying relative sets off a chain of conflicts and moral dilemmas. The story follows the characters as they struggle with loyalty, duty, and the consequences of a sacred vow.

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What happens

The Vow (Yiddish: Tkies khaf) is a 1937 Polish drama film directed by Henryk Szaro and starring Zygmunt Turkow, Kurt Katch and Dina Halpern. The film's sets were designed by the art director Stefan Norris and Jacek Rotmil. It is a remake of the 1924 silent film Tkies-kaf. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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