Here’s a trailer for a new World War II-set drama titled Irena’s Vow. The movie tells the powerful and remarkable true story of Irena Gut Opdyke, who risked her life to save a generation of Jews from the atrocities of the Holocaust.
The film is said to be told “Through the eyes of a strong-willed woman” and will recount “the triumphs of the human spirit over devastating tragedy.” In the story, “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.”
This looks like a solid movie, and it was directed by Louise Archambault (Atomic Saké, Familia). The movie stars Sophie Nélisse (Yellowjackets, 47 Meters Down: Uncaged), Dougray Scott (Mission: Impossible 2, Batwoman), Andrzej Seweryn, and Maciek Nawrocki.
The movie will get a limited theatrical release on April 15th.
