Slovakia / Czech Republic / USA,
2009, 129 min
Directed by:
Jiří ChlumskýScreenplay:
Jan NovákCinematography:
Ján ĎurišComposer:
Michal NovinskiCast:
Samuel Spišák, Peter Oszlík, Ondřej Vetchý, Ina Gogálová, Ľubomír Bukový, Norman Šáro, Daniel Fischer, Dávid Hartl, Jakub Spišák, Zuzana Porubjaková (more)Plots(1)
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.
(official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Sun in a Net Awards
- 2010 - Michal Novinski (Best Music)
- 2010 - Jiří Chlumský (Best Feature Film)
- 2010 - Samuel Spišák (Best Actor in a Leading Role)
- 2010 - Ina Gogálová (Best Actor in a Leading Role)
- 2010 - Ondřej Vetchý (Best Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 2010 - Ján Ďuriš (Best Cinematography)
- 2010 - Martin Večeřa (Best Sound Design)
- 2010 - Juraj Steiner (Best Artistic Achievement)
- 2010 - Simona Vachálková (Best Costume Design)