Broken Promise
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$1990111
Revenue
$0
Runtime
135 min
Release Date
2009-04-30
Status
Released
Original Language
Slovak
Vote Count
12
Vote Average
6
Samuel Spišák
Martin
Ina Gogálová
Mrs. Friedmannová
Ondřej Vetchý
Mr. Friedmann
Marián Slovák
Rabbi
Vlado Černý
Doctor Fehér
Ivan Romančík
Shoemaker Feldman
Roman Luknár
Commander Vózar
Peter Oszlík
Vilo
Sergej Sanža
Cézar
Juraj Sadílek
Fred Mahler
Ivan Krivosudský
Old Martin (voice)
Ľubomír Bukový
Móric
Norman Šáro
Šmuel
Daniel Fischer
Alex
Dávid Hartl
Dežo
Jakub Spišák
Herman
Zuzana Porubjaková
Ráchel
Peter Kočan
Emanuel
Ľudmila Swanová
Feldmanová
Dušan Kaprálik
Goldsmith Fischer
Benjamin Žiak
Róbert Fischer
Jozef Tkáč
Mr. Šebo
Viera Topinková
Mrs. Šebová
Jana Segešová
Handmaid Mária
Attila Mokos
Shoemaker Müller
Ľubomír Paulovič
Jožo Dobiáš
Lucia Vráblicová
Sister Róza
Ady Hajdu
Kramer
Éva Bandor
Kramerová
Vica Kerekes
Jozéfina
Pavel Kříž
Doctor Kollár
Ivan Kollár
Hospital Physician
Filip Renč
Jánoš
Xénia Gracová
Nun
Anna Warchalová
Nurse
Branislav Bačo
Monk Rudolf
Ivan Kollár
Monastery Prior
Ivan Gontko
Farmer #1
Alexander Podolkhov
Captain
Patrick Stott
Vasil
Vladimír Kittler
Schwartz
Lukáš Latinák
Ferko Franc
Michal Gazdík
Farmer #2
Ivan Palúch
Farmer #3
Oliver Csiky
Dentist
Pavol Simko
Bánovce Garrison Commander
Igor Šimeg
Guard Jožo
Jaroslav Mottl
Shopkeeper
Ľudovít Voros
Customer
Ján Venéni
Galuška
Pavol Topoľský
Carpenter
Vladimír Sadílek
Loewy
Erika Lásková
Loewyová
Vladimír Šmičko
President Jozef Tiso
Peter Šimunič
Chauffeur Tisa
Alfréd Swan
Brontoš
Martin Friedmann-Petrásek
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