Irena's Vow

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Irena's Vow

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Released Apr 15, 2024

2h 1m

War

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Biography

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Through the eyes of a strong-willed woman comes the remarkable true story of Irena Gut Opdyke and the triumphs of the human spirit over devastating tragedy. 19-year-old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer 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 commandant's house. Over the next two years, Irena uses her wit, humor, and courage to hide her friends until the end of the German occupation, concealing them in the midst of countless Nazi parties, a blackmail scheme, and even the birth of a child. Her story is one of the most inspiring of our time.

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

The story of her remarkable courage and heroism is told very politely in an English-language drama that feels a little too tactful in places to really say anything about the horrors of Nazism.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 25, 2025

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Christy Lemire

RogerEbert.com

[T]his is such a worthwhile story that we can’t look away, and Nélisse is so engaging that we don’t want to.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 19, 2024

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Rex Reed

Observer

It’s a true if fantastic story, anchored by the powerful, heartfelt performances of Sophie Nélisse as an innocent girl whose integrity and resolve turns her into a woman of maturity and strength.

Rated: 3.5/4

Apr 16, 2024

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Branyan Towe

Loud and Clear Reviews

Irena’s Vow will tug at your heart and make you feel hopeful. Sophie Nélisse brings Irena Gut to life in a way that honors not only her, but everything that she meant

Rated: 4/5

Jul 25, 2024

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Fausto Fernandez

Fotogramas

... An intelligent and not at all complacent metaphor about the holocaust and human cruelty, at any period, at any time. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Jun 5, 2024

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Philipp Engel

Cinemanía (Spain)

Nothing more than an academic after-dinner TV movie. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2/5

May 29, 2024

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Leslie I

Very disturbing 😕 I watched part of it and shut it off. Why do we need to see a baby being stomped to death. It should be taken down.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/07/24

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donnie m

really good movie and makes me appreciate even the smallest things i have but i wish someone would make things more realistic in these kind of movies as in, their clothes, no wrinkles and they're all clean and ironed-hair clean, etc.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/06/24

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Joe S

i like it ,it was done real well

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/04/24

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Les N

If it wasn't for the occasional realism it would be lower.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/11/24

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Audience Member

Dougray Scott is truly unrecognizable in this film. Superb job. He is the best parts of this film. The story is an amazing one but it was missing something for me. It wasn’t handled as seriously. I know this type of film has been done before and it is shot beautifully. We touch on a few recognizable beats. But in my opinion the suspense in the film was wasted a little bit for a more comedic tone. This film is too accessible for audiences . I know it sound weird and it makes sense if your not trying to make Schindler’s List. But the comedic tone worked better for me in Jojo Rabbit. This film suffers from this subject matter and its handling of it. It was a good attempt in trying to capture both but fell a little flat for me in some areas. I was so impressed with Dougray Scott's performance that I ignored this film's short comings. overall a good film. with a potential learning experience for the director.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/22/24

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Elisha I

This movie reminds of the movie Sophie was also in, The Book Thief..

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/18/24

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Louise Archambault

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Sophie Nélisse

Irena Gut

Nela Maciejewska

Anna

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Synopsis

Through the eyes of a strong-willed woman comes the remarkable true story of Irena Gut Opdyke and the triumphs of the human spirit over devastating tragedy. 19-year-old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer 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 commandant's house. Over the next two years, Irena uses her wit, humor, and courage to hide her friends until the end of the German occupation, concealing them in the midst of countless Nazi parties, a blackmail scheme, and even the birth of a child. Her story is one of the most inspiring of our time.

Director: Louise Archambault
Producer: Nicholas Tabarrok, Beata Pisula, Tim Ringuette, Berry Meyerowitz, Jeff Sackman
Screenwriter: Dan Gordon
Distributor: Fathom Events
Production Co: Darius Films, K&K Selekt
Rating: R (Some Strong Violence|Brief Sexuality)
Genre: War, Drama, Biography, History
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 15, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 14, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.1M
Runtime: 2h 1m

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