Broken Promise
2009•2h 15m•6.1•Released
DramaHistoryWar
Slovakia, on the eve of the outbreak of World War II. The family of the young Jewish Martin Friedmann gathers to celebrate his bar mitzvah and make a solemn promise that they will all meet again a year later around the same table; but the storms of war and anti-Semitic fanaticism will lead each of them down very different paths.
Director
Jiří Chlumský
Writer
Jan Novák
Budget
$2M
Languages
German, Hebrew, Polish
Studio
Genta Film
Cast
Samuel Spišák
Martin
Ina Gogálová
Mrs. Friedmannová
Ondřej Vetchý
Mr. Friedmann
Marián Slovák
Rabbi
Vlado Černý
Doctor Fehér
Ivan Romančík
Shoemaker Feldman
Roman Luknár
Commander Vózar
Peter Oszlík
Vilo
Sergej Sanža
Cézar
Juraj Sadílek
Fred Mahler
Ivan Krivosudský
Old Martin (voice)
Ľubomír Bukový
Móric
Norman Šáro
Šmuel
Daniel Fischer
Alex
Dávid Hartl
Dežo
Production
Company
Genta Film
Company
Studio 727
Company
JPEF
Company
Česká televize
Company
Slovenská televízia
Company
SPI International
Producer
Iveta Černá Ivanová
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