Broken Promise

Broken Promise
SlovakNedodržaný sľub
Directed byJiří Chlumský
Written byJan Novák
Produced byPeter Palka
Starring
CinematographyJán Ďuriš
Edited byVassilis Skalenakis
Music byMichal Novinski
Distributed byGentafilm
Release date
  • 30 April 2009 (2009-04-30)
Running time
129 minutes
Countries
  • Slovakia
  • Czech Republic
  • United States
Languages
  • Slovak
  • Russian

Broken Promise (Slovak: Nedodržaný sľub) is a 2009 war drama film directed by Jiří Chlumský and starring Samuel Spišák, Ondřej Vetchý, and Zuzana Porubjaková. The film was Slovakia's submission to the 82nd Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.[1] It won the main prize at the 2009 Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival.[2] Broken Promise received nine nominations at the 2010 Sun in a Net Awards[3] but succeeded in winning just one, awarded to Michal Novinski for the film's music.[4]

  1. ^ "Jiri Chlumsky's Broken Promise selected as Slovakia's Oscar entry". screendaily.com. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Nedodržaný sľub získal hlavnú cenu na festivale v Los Angeles". cas.sk (in Slovak). 14 May 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Nedodržaný sľub a Pokoj v duši po 9 nominácii na slovenských Oscarov". centrum.sk (in Slovak). 21 April 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Ocenenia Slnko v sieti 2010". kinema.sk (in Slovak). 28 April 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2018.