Irena's Vow (film)
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, 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). The cast also includes Andrzej Seweryn, Eliza Rycembel, Maciej Nawrocki, Aleksandar Milicevic, Tomasz Tyndyk and Nela Maciejewska.
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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) |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
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 is scheduled for commercial release in 2024.