Winner - Audience Award, Panorama, Vancouver International Film Festival, 2023
Winner - Feature Film, Writers Guild of Canada, 2024
The inspirational true story of Irena Gut, a young Polish woman who was forced to work as a housekeeper for a Nazi Major during WW2. When she learns the Jewish ghetto is to be liquidated, she helps 12 Jewish workers by sheltering them in the safest place she can think of: the cellar of the German commandant's home. For two years – until the end of the German occupation - Irena uses her courage and her wits to hide her friends and keep them alive against all odds.
"Anchored by a brilliant performance from Sophie Nélisse, Irena's Vow is a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the enduring power of hope in the face of adversity." - Film InquiryDramaPT2H1MCTC2025-08-21