Irena's Vow (film)

Irena's Vow (Polish: Przysięga Ireny) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Louise Archambault and released in 2023.

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

Written by Dan Gordon based on his own theatrical stage play Irena's Vow,[1] the film stars Sophie Nélisse as Irena Gut, 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).[2]

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

The film was shot in 2022, principally in and around Lublin.[3] A different actor had been originally cast as Eduard Rügemer, but dropped out of the production over fears about the risks caused by Lublin's proximity to the Ukrainian border.[3]

The film premiered in the Centrepiece program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]

References
  1. Katarzyna Grynienko, "Louise Archambault’s ‘Irena’s Vow,’ Starring Sophie Nélisse, Dougray Scott, Shoots in Poland – C&E Europe News in Brief ". Variety, April 29, 2022.
  2. Jeremy Kay, "Sophie Nélisse, Dougray Scott to star in Quiver’s wartime drama ‘Irena’s Vow’, as WestEnd launches sales". Screen Daily, May 9, 2022.
  3. "Louise Archambault de retour d’un tournage de film tout près de l’Ukraine". Ici Radio-Canada, June 9, 2022.
  4. John Hazelton, "TIFF sets Centrepiece line-up of international cinema". Screen Daily, August 10, 2023.
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