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Broken Promise
Broken Promise

Broken Promise

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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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Budget

$1990111

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Slovak

Runtime

135 mins

Rating

6.214/10

Release Date

30 April 2009

Country

Czech Republic

Cast

Samuel Spišák

Samuel Spišák

Martin

Ina Gogálová

Ina Gogálová

Mrs. Friedmannová

Ondřej Vetchý

Ondřej Vetchý

Mr. Friedmann

Marián Slovák

Marián Slovák

Rabbi

Vlado Černý

Vlado Černý

Doctor Fehér

Ivan Romančík

Ivan Romančík

Shoemaker Feldman

Roman Luknár

Roman Luknár

Commander Vózar

Peter Oszlík

Peter Oszlík

Vilo

Sergej Sanža

Sergej Sanža

Cézar

Juraj Sadílek

Juraj Sadílek

Fred Mahler

Ivan Krivosudský

Ivan Krivosudský

Old Martin (voice)

Ľubomír Bukový

Ľubomír Bukový

Móric

Norman Šáro

Norman Šáro

Šmuel

Daniel Fischer

Daniel Fischer

Alex

Dávid Hartl

Dávid Hartl

Dežo

Jakub Spišák

Jakub Spišák

Herman

Zuzana Porubjaková

Zuzana Porubjaková

Ráchel

Peter Kočan

Peter Kočan

Emanuel

Ľudmila Swanová

Ľudmila Swanová

Feldmanová

Dušan Kaprálik

Dušan Kaprálik

Goldsmith Fischer

Benjamin Žiak

Benjamin Žiak

Róbert Fischer

Jozef Tkáč

Jozef Tkáč

Mr. Šebo

Viera Topinková

Viera Topinková

Mrs. Šebová

Jana Segešová

Jana Segešová

Handmaid Mária

Attila Mokos

Attila Mokos

Shoemaker Müller

Ľubomír Paulovič

Ľubomír Paulovič

Jožo Dobiáš

Lucia Vráblicová

Lucia Vráblicová

Sister Róza

Ady Hajdu

Ady Hajdu

Kramer

Éva Bandor

Éva Bandor

Kramerová

Vica Kerekes

Vica Kerekes

Jozéfina

Pavel Kříž

Pavel Kříž

Doctor Kollár

Ivan Kollár

Ivan Kollár

Hospital Physician

Filip Renč

Filip Renč

Jánoš

Xénia Gracová

Xénia Gracová

Nun

Anna Warchalová

Anna Warchalová

Nurse

Branislav Bačo

Branislav Bačo

Monk Rudolf

Ivan Kollár

Ivan Kollár

Monastery Prior

Ivan Gontko

Ivan Gontko

Farmer #1

Alexander Podolkhov

Alexander Podolkhov

Captain

Patrick Stott

Patrick Stott

Vasil

Vladimír Kittler

Vladimír Kittler

Schwartz

Lukáš Latinák

Lukáš Latinák

Ferko Franc

Michal Gazdík

Michal Gazdík

Farmer #2

Ivan Palúch

Ivan Palúch

Farmer #3

Oliver Csiky

Oliver Csiky

Dentist

Pavol Simko

Pavol Simko

Bánovce Garrison Commander

Igor Šimeg

Igor Šimeg

Guard Jožo

Jaroslav Mottl

Jaroslav Mottl

Shopkeeper

Ľudovít Voros

Ľudovít Voros

Customer

Ján Venéni

Ján Venéni

Galuška

Pavol Topoľský

Pavol Topoľský

Carpenter

Vladimír Sadílek

Vladimír Sadílek

Loewy

Erika Lásková

Erika Lásková

Loewyová

Vladimír Šmičko

Vladimír Šmičko

President Jozef Tiso

Peter Šimunič

Peter Šimunič

Chauffeur Tisa

Alfréd Swan

Alfréd Swan

Brontoš

Martin Friedmann-Petrásek

Martin Friedmann-Petrásek

Self - Shoah Survivor (uncredited)

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