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.
Irena's Vow
“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.
Director
Louise Archambault
Revenue
1.4M
Status
Released
Production
Darius Films, Entract Studios, Téléfilm Canada, Filmoteka Narodowa – Instytut Audiowizualny, Telewizja Polska, K&K Film Selekt
Cast
Sophie Nélisse
Irena Gut Opdyke
Dougray Scott
Rugmer
Andrzej Seweryn
Schultz
Maciej Nawrocki
Rokita
Sharon Azrieli
Helen
Eliza Rycembel
Ida
Aleksandar Milićević
Lazar
Agata Turkot
Clara
Filip Kosior
Thomas
Krzysztof Szczepaniak
Moise
Irena Melcer
Zosia
Eryk Kulm
Abram Klinger
Zuzanna Puławska
Fanka
Tomasz Tyndyk
Henry
Julia Kostow
Hanged Girl
Rafał Mohr
Alex
Mateusz Mosiewicz
Marian
Rafał Maćkowiak
Joseph
Marcel Sabat
Kruger
Robert Koszucki
SS officer
Sławomir Doliniec
Worker
Natalia Łągiewczyk
Secretary
Żaneta Homa
Secretary
Joanna Halinowska
Woman
Sonia Jachymiak
Woman
Małgorzata Then-Stępień
Old Lady
Elena Leszczyńska
Nurse
Krzysztof Polkowski
Soldier
Maciej Glaza
Officer
Nela Maciejewska
Anna
Marcin Bytniewski
Caretaker
Norbert Kaczorowski
Peasant
Wojciech Raszewski
SS Lieutenant
Karolina Rzepa
Secretary Ilse
Nikodem Kasprowicz
Captain
Maciej Luśnia
Priest
Paweł Hajnos
Worker
Wojciech Kałużyński
Foreman
Mateusz Dymidziuk
Partisan Commander
Alicja Lewandowska
Child
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