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Irina's Vow Showings (April 15 & 16)

Irina's Vow Showings (April 15 & 16)

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12.03.2024 - Article

This film tells the incredible true story of Irena Gut Opdyke, a Polish nurse who heroically saved Jewish lives during WWII; it is a courageous and inspiring film that needs to be seen to be believed.

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 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.

“A real standing ovation for Irena's Vow. Amazing movie. Best picture nominee” - Roger Friedman, Showbiz411

“Chemistry is everything in movies, and Archambault has made a seriously gripping film that seems almost like a light-hearted fable but never flinches from the horrors of the Holocaust” - Roger Friedman, Showbiz411

“Irena’s Vow is a gripping film that confronts the courage and decency of rescuers and the defiance of desperate Jews. Irena’s Vow is a film I will not soon forget.” - Michael Berenbaum, Holocaust Professor and Scholar

“Nothing short of remarkable” - Film Inquiry

“Absolutely fascinating. Nélisse is a revelation” - Film Threat

“Authentic, brutal, heartrending, and inspiring” - Reel News Daily

“Irena Gut shows us how one good person, then and now, can overcome evil, especially the evil of anti-Semitism, by courageously doing something. Like Schindler’s List, this movie will change you.” - Father Roger Landry, Catholic Chaplain, Columbia University

For further information, visit: https://www.fathomevents.com/events/irenas-vow/

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