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Besa: The Promise

MOVIE • 2012

Besa: The Promise

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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.

TMDB ★ 5.0/5Votes: 1
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Documentary

Top Cast

Norman H. Gershman

Norman H. Gershman

himself

Rexhep Hoxha

Rexhep Hoxha

himself

Rachel Goslins

Rachel Goslins

Director

Mark N. Boszko

Mark N. Boszko

Editorial Staff

Jason Williams

Jason Williams

Producer

Christine S. Romero

Christine S. Romero

Editor

Tom Schmidt

Tom Schmidt

Art Direction

William Morgan

William Morgan

Producer

Philip Glass

Philip Glass

Original Music Composer

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Neil Barrett

Director of Photography

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Theatrical release date: July 19, 2012

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

July 19, 2012

Runtime

86 min

Language

English

Origin

Albania

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

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