IRENA’S VOW
Section: Centrepiece
Director: Louise Archambault
Writer: Dan Gordon
Logline: In occupied Poland, a former nurse (Sophie Nélisse) risks her own life to shelter a dozen Jewish men and women from the Nazi war machine.
Distributor: Quiver Distribution, Elevation Pictures
Premiere Date: Sept 10, 2023
Panelists: Louise Archambault, Sophie Nélisse, Dougray Scott
Key Quotes: “I was so moved by Irena’s courage and what she did. She was so generous of herself, and it’s a contemporary story, I think it needs to be said today still. Because she was someone who didn’t look at herself, she was just looking towards others and saying, ‘I’m there, I want to help them’… Whatever the religion, whatever the culture, whatever the background of who you are, your language, there’s something that transcends all that, and its just like you extend a hand to the other in front of you… You’re another human and that’s it, and I think it’s so relevant today.” – Louise Archambault
