Broken Promise

20092h 15min

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.

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Storyline

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.

Released
April 30, 2009
Runtime
2h 15min
Director
Jiří Chlumský
Budget
$1,990,111
Genre
DramaHistoryWar
Language
Slovak
Production
Genta Film, Studio 727, JPEF, Česká televize, Slovenská televízia, SPI International
Cast
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