Movie

Broken Promise

2009 · 135 min

A somber, slow-burning historical drama that immerses you in loss and endurance, leaving a heavy but sincere emotional residue.

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.
How it feels: Melancholic, bleak, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, family, isolation, war
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
family
isolation
war
grief
Places: small town
countryside
wilderness
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none