Irena's Vow (film)
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| Polish | Przysięga Ireny |
| Directed by | Louise Archambault |
| Written by | Dan Gordon |
| Based on | Irena's Vow by Dan Gordon |
| Produced by | Beata Pisula Tim Ringuette Nicholas Tabarrok Jeff Sackman Berry Meyerowitz |
| Starring | Sophie Nélisse Dougray Scott |
| Cinematography | Paul Sarossy |
| Edited by | Arthur Tarnowski |
| Music by | Alexandra Stréliski |
Production companies | Darius Films Entract Studios K&K Selekt |
| Distributed by | Elevation Pictures Quiver Distribution (US) |
Release date |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Irena's Vow (Polish: Przysięga Ireny) is a 2023 Canadian-Polish war drama film, directed by Louise Archambault. Written by Dan Gordon who also wrote the Broadway play Irena's Vow,[1] 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 Nazi officer Eduard Rügemer (Dougray Scott).[2][3] The cast also includes Andrzej Seweryn, Eliza Rycembel, Maciej Nawrocki, Aleksandar Milicevic, Tomasz Tyndyk and Nela Maciejewska.[4]
The film was shot in 2022 in Warsaw and Lublin, Poland.[5][6] It premiered in the Centrepiece program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival in September.[7][8] The film is scheduled for commercial release in 2024.
Cast[edit]
- Sophie Nélisse as Irena Gut Opdyke
- Dougray Scott as Rugmer
- Andrzej Seweryn as Schultz
- Maciej Nawrocki as Rokita
- Sharon Azrieli as Helen
- Aleksandar Milicevic as Lazar
- Eliza Rycembel as Ida
- Agata Turkot as Clara
- Filip Kosior as Thomas
- Krzysztof Szczepaniak as Moise
- Irena Melcer as Zosia
- Eryk Kulm as Abram Klinger
- Zuzanna Pulawska as Fanka
- Tomasz Tyndyk as Henry
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 90% of 10 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.3/10.[7]
Awards and nominations[edit]
2023 Winner: Audience Award,
Vancouver International Film Festival
2023 Winner: LIUNA People's Choice Award,
Windsor International Film Festival
2023 Nominee: WIFF Prize in Canadian Film,
Windsor International Film Festival
References[edit]
- ^ Grynienko, Katarzyna (April 29, 2022). "Louise Archambault's 'Irena's Vow,' Starring Sophie Nélisse, Dougray Scott, Shoots in Poland – C&E Europe News in Brief". Variety.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (May 9, 2022). "Sophie Nélisse, Dougray Scott to star in Quiver's wartime drama 'Irena's Vow', as WestEnd launches sales". Screen Daily.
- ^ Irena's Vow at IMDb
- ^ Full cast and crew of Irena's Vow at IMDb
- ^ "Louise Archambault de retour d'un tournage de film tout près de l'Ukraine" [Louise Archambault returning from a film shoot near Ukraine]. Radio-Canada (in French). June 9, 2022.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (September 13, 2023). "Toronto: 'Irena's Vow' Director Sees Ukraine Crisis Through Second World War Lens". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ a b "Irena's Vow". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Hazelton, John (August 10, 2023). "TIFF sets Centrepiece line-up of international cinema". Screen Daily.
External links[edit]
- Irena's Vow at IMDb
- 2023 films
- Canadian war drama films
- Canadian World War II films
- Polish war drama films
- Polish World War II films
- Films directed by Louise Archambault
- Films set in Poland
- Films shot in Poland
- 2023 drama films
- English-language Canadian films
- 2020s Canadian films
- Holocaust films
- Quiver Distribution films
- Canadian films based on plays