Irena's Vow
Official poster
PolishPrzysięga Ireny
Directed byLouise Archambault
Written byDan Gordon
Based onIrena's Vow by Dan Gordon
Produced byBeata Pisula
Tim Ringuette
Nicholas Tabarrok
Jeff Sackman
Berry Meyerowitz
StarringSophie Nélisse
Dougray Scott
CinematographyPaul Sarossy
Edited byArthur Tarnowski
Music byAlexandra Stréliski
Production
companies
Darius Films
Entract Studios
K&K Selekt
Distributed byElevation Pictures
Quiver Distribution (US)
Release date
  • September 10, 2023 (2023-09-10) (TIFF)
Running time
121 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Irena's Vow (Polish: Przysięga Ireny) is a 2023 Canadian-Polish war drama film, directed by Louise Archambault. It premiered in the Centrepiece program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival in September.[1][2] The film is scheduled for commercial release in 2024.

Written by Dan Gordon who also wrote the Broadway play Irena's Vow,[3] 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).[4][5]

The cast also includes Andrzej Seweryn, Eliza Rycembel, Maciej Nawrocki, Aleksandar Milicevic, Tomasz Tyndyk and Nela Maciejewska.[6]

The film was shot in 2022 in Warsaw and Lublin, Poland,[7] a short distance from the Ukrainian border.[7][8]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 88% of 8 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.3/10.[1]

Awards and nominations

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

  1. 1 2 "Irena's Vow". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  2. ↑ Hazelton, John (August 10, 2023). "TIFF sets Centrepiece line-up of international cinema". Screen Daily.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Irena's Vow at IMDb
  6. ↑ Full cast and crew of Irena's Vow at IMDb
  7. 1 2 "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.
  8. ↑ 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.


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