Besa: The Promise
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Besa: The Promise

10.0 / 10 2012 1h 26mNR English
Documentary

Storyline

A documentary exploring how Albanians, including many Muslims, helped and sheltered Jewish refugees during WWII at their own risk, and trying to help the son of an Albanian baker that housed a Jewish family for a year return some Hebrew books that the family had to leave behind.

Cast & Crew

Norman H. Gershman

Norman H. Gershman

himself

Lead
Rexhep Hoxha

Rexhep Hoxha

himself

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rachel Goslins's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
5.0
Every frame feels alive. Besa: The Promise is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker