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Irena's Vow

Name: Irena's Vow
Director: Louise Archambault
Genre: War, Drama, History
Released: 2024-04-15
Cast: Sophie Nélisse, Dougray Scott, Andrzej Seweryn, Maciej Nawrocki, Sharon Azrieli

WarDramaHistory

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.

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Sophie NélisseDougray ScottAndrzej SewerynMaciej NawrockiSharon AzrieliEliza RycembelAleksandar MilićevićAgata TurkotFilip KosiorKrzysztof SzczepaniakIrena MelcerEryk Kulm

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Louise Archambault

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