SOPHIE NELISSE ON HER NEW FILM, IRENA'S VOW

Canada’s own Sophie Nelisse plays a real-life war hero in, Irena’s Vow.

Based on the true story of Irene Gut Opdyke, Irena’s Vow tells the harrowing and courageous story of a woman who risked her own life to save Jews during the Nazi Occupation.

Through the eyes of a strong-willed woman comes the remarkable true story of Irena Gut Opdyke and the triumphs of the human spirit over devastating tragedy. 19-year-old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer when she finds out that the Jewish ghetto is about to be liquidated.

Determined to help twelve Jewish workers, she decides to shelter them in the safest place she can think of: the basement of the German commandant's house. Over the next two years, Irena uses her wit, humor, and courage to hide her friends until the end of the German occupation, concealing them in the midst of countless Nazi parties, a blackmail scheme, and even the birth of a child. Her story is one of the most inspiring of our time.

IRENA’S VOW IN THEATRES ON APRIL 15/16 IN THE U.S ticketing link: https://hubs.la/Q02lqtqs0 

AND APRIL 19TH IN CANADA

I spoke with Sophie Nelisse about working on this film and playing such an extraordianry woman. ( we also touched on her extraordinary performance in the hit series, Yellowjackets)