Broken Promise

Broken Promise

135 mins | Drama, War, History | April 30, 2009

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.

Broken Promise

135 mins | Drama, War, History | April 30, 2009

Broken Promise
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Česká televize, Genta Film, Slovenská televízia, Studio 727, Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation, SPI International
Original title Nedodržaný sľub
Directors Paula Hrmová, Richard 'Kay' Kardhordo, Eva Dutková, Petr Hartl, Peter Pálka, Jiří Chlumský
Writers Martin Friedmann-Petrásek, Jan Novák

Cast

Samuel Spišák

as Martin

Ina Gogálová

as Mrs. Friedmannová

Ondřej Vetchý

as Mr. Friedmann

Marián Slovák

as Rabbi

Vlado Černý

as Doctor Fehér

Ivan Romančík

as Shoemaker Feldman

Roman Luknár

as Commander Vózar

Peter Oszlík

as Vilo

Sergej Sanža

as Cézar

Juraj Sadílek

as Fred Mahler

Ivan Krivosudský

as Old Martin (voice)

Ľubomír Bukový

as Móric

Norman Šáro

as Šmuel

Daniel Fischer

as Alex

Dávid Hartl

as Dežo

Jakub Spišák

as Herman

Zuzana Porubjaková

as Ráchel

Peter Kočan

as Emanuel

Ľudmila Swanová

as Feldmanová

Dušan Kaprálik

as Goldsmith Fischer

Benjamin Žiak

as Róbert Fischer

Jozef Tkáč

as Mr. Šebo

Viera Topinková

as Mrs. Šebová

Jana Segešová

as Handmaid Mária

Attila Mokos

as Shoemaker Müller

Ľubomír Paulovič

as Jožo Dobiáš

Lucia Vráblicová

as Sister Róza

Éva Bandor

as Kramerová

Vica Kerekes

as Jozéfina

Pavel Kříž

as Doctor Kollár

Ivan Kollár

as Hospital Physician / Monastery Prior

Filip Renč

as Jánoš

Anna Warchal

as Nurse

Branislav Bačo

as Monk Rudolf

Ivan Gontko

as Farmer #1

Alexander Podolkhov

as Captain

Patrick Stott

as Vasil

Vladimír Kittler

as Schwartz

Lukáš Latinák

as Ferko Franc

Michal Gazdík

as Farmer #2

Ivan Palúch

as Farmer #3

Oliver Csiky

as Dentist

Pavol Simko

as Bánovce Garrison Commander

Igor Šimeg

as Guard Jožo

Jaroslav Mottl

as Shopkeeper

Ľudovít Voros

as Customer

Ján Venéni

as Galuška

Pavol Topoľský

as Carpenter

Erika Lásková

as Loewyová

Vladimír Šmičko

as President Jozef Tiso

Peter Šimunič

as Chauffeur Tisa

Alfréd Swan

as Brontoš

Martin Friedmann-Petrásek

as Self - Shoah Survivor (uncredited)