Quiver Distribution and Fathom Events are releasing Irena’s Vow exclusively in theatres nationwide April 15 and 16. The film tells the incredible true story of Irene Gut Opdyke a Polish Catholic nurse who through extraordinary courage risked her life to help hide 12 Jews persecuted by Nazi Germany during WWII.
Directed by Louise Archambault, and starring Sophie Nélisse (Yellowjackets, 47 Meters Down: Uncaged), Dougray Scott (Mission: Impossible 2, Batwoman), Andrezej Seweryn (Schindler’s List) and Maciek Nawrocki (Banksters), Irena’s Vow is told through the eyes of a strong-willed woman, 19-year-old Irena Gut Opdyke and represents the triumphs of the human spirit in a time of devastating tragedy.
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 used 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. The film was written by Dan Gordon (Wyatt Earp, Passenger 57, The Hurricane), who also wrote the Broadway play of the same name which starred four-time Tony nominee, Tovah Feldshuh.
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