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Broken Promise
SK, CZ, US, 2009, 129min., 35 mm
Martin Friedmann, a Jewish boy, was born in 1926 in Bánovce nad Bebravou (western Slovakia). His storywould hardly be extraordinary, had he not succeeded in escaping deportation to a concentration campthanks to his exceptional football… More
Synopsis
Martin Friedmann, a Jewish boy, was born in 1926 in Bánovce nad Bebravou (western Slovakia). His story
would hardly be extraordinary, had he not succeeded in escaping deportation to a concentration camp
thanks to his exceptional football talent and a few lucky coincidences. Today he lives in L.A. under the
name Martin Petrášek and is proud of his Slovak roots.
Why and how did he arrive at this name, and why does he use it today? That and much more in Broken
Promise, a story based on true events.
| Director | Jiří Chlumský |
|---|---|
| Screenwriter | Jan Novák |
| Director of photography | Ján Ďuriš |
| Editor | Vasilis Skalenakis |
| Sound | Martin Večeřa |
| Featuring | Samuel Spišák, Ondřej Vetchý, Ľubomír Paulovič, Marián Slovák, Vlado Černý, Ivan Romančík, Eva Kerekesová, Pavel Kříž, Ina Gogálová, Viera Topinková, Sergej Sanža, Jan Monczka |
| Producer | Iveta Černá Ivanová |
| Genre | Feature |
| Production Companies | Genta Film, Slovenská televize, Alena Nováková, Česká televize, SPI International CE, Studio 727, JPEF |
| Distribution in Czech Republic | SPI International Czech Republic |
| Sales | Film Europe |
| Premiere | 04.06.2009 |
