Irena's Vow (2023)
- Directed by
- Louise Archambault
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- Poland, Canada
- Runtime
- 2h 01m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 126 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Polish nurse working as a housekeeper for a German officer hides Jewish people in his cellar during the Holocaust. The film follows her efforts to protect them over many months.
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What happens
Irena's Vow is a 2023 war drama film, directed by Louise Archambault. Written by Dan Gordon who also wrote the Broadway play Irena's Vow, the film stars Sophie Nélisse as Irena Gut Opdyke, a Polish nurse who helped to shelter and protect Jewish people during the Holocaust by hiding them in the cellar of the home where she was employed as a housekeeper by German Army officer Major Eduard Rügemer (Dougray Scott). The cast also includes Andrzej Seweryn, Eliza Rycembel, Maciej Nawrocki, Aleksandar Milicevic, Tomasz Tyndyk and Nela Maciejewska. The film was shot in 2022 in Warsaw and Lublin, Poland. It premiered in the Centrepiece program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival in September. The film was released in Canada on April 19, 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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