
Betrayed
2020

Representation Score
Limited
2009
TV-14Director
Jiří Chlumský
Runtime
135 minutes
Average Rating
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Broken Promise is a sophisticated historical critique that prioritizes the lived experiences of a underrepresented group over the glorification of dominant political powers. It successfully dismantles the myth of social stability by showing how systemic upheaval deconstructs personal identity. While the film excels in portraying ethnic ability to act and institutional corruption, it does not engage with modern identity politics regarding gender or sexuality. The focus remains firmly on the religious and ethnic tensions of the era.
Category Breakdown
The film lacks representation of LGBTQ+ characters or narratives. The story focuses exclusively on ethnic and religious survival during the onset of World War II.
The narrative centers on a male protagonist, though female characters navigate the domestic realities of wartime survival. The period setting suggests roles remain largely tied to traditional familial structures.
The film provides actively leading representation of the Jewish minority in Slovakia. It centers the Jewish experience to challenge traditional, Eurocentric historical perspectives.
The story explores the breakdown of community and social stability under radicalized ideology. It critiques the corruption of nationalistic institutions and the failure of established social orders.
There is no evidence of disability representation within the film's narrative.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
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.

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