24/40
Although this Canadian film had a much wider release in Canada than a typical Canadian film, for some reason its distributor, Elevation Pictures, decided not to give the film a mainstream release
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Through the eyes of a strong-willed woman, the extraordinary story of Irena Gut unfolds and the triumphs of the human spirit through devastating tragedy as she risked her life to save a generation of Jews from the atrocities of the Holocaust. marketing budget.
What we do is who we are
As a result, the film did poorly at the box office and was pulled from most theaters by the end of its third week or release. Irena Gut Opdyke: What does it matter who we are?
BoumMusic Charles Trenet Lyrics by Charles Trenet Performed by Charlie and His Orchestra
"Irene’s Oath" tells the story of a brave Polish woman, Irena Gut Opdyke, who falls into the streets to be used as a laborer by the Nazis who have taken over Poland. Thanks to her cunning and beauty, Irena finds herself the housekeeper of an SS officer in a new villa that used to belong to a Jewish family.
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With her humanity and cunning ways, Irena manages to rescue and house 11 Jewish workers from her previous workplace and transport them to the new Villa, where she hides them in the basement and then in another secret room under the roof of the building. SS officer.
For this, Irene was awarded the title of Righteous One in Israel for saving Jewish lives
I found this production very well acted and directed and the shots in Poland were very effective. The film lacked the emotional punch of Schindler’s List; or One Life, but the film is worth seeing and learning about another heroic individual who risked his life to help Jewish victims of the death camps.