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Sophie Nélisse on her new film Irena's Vow

The Canadian actor sits down with Q's Tom Power to discuss her latest project, Irena’s Vow, which tells the story of a Polish nurse during World War II who risks her life to hide a dozen Jewish people in a German army major's home.

The Canadian actor sits down with Q's Tom Power to discuss her latest project

Headshot of a woman, the actor Sophie Nélisse, wearing headphones while seated in front of a microphone in a studio.
Sophie Nélisse in the Q studio in Toronto. (Vivian Rashotte/CBC)

The Canadian actor Sophie Nélisse stars in the new film Irena's Vow, which tells the story of Irena Gut, a Polish nurse during World War II. Irena becomes a German army major's housekeeper and risks her life to hide a dozen Jewish people within the major's home. Nélisse joins Q's Tom Power in studio to talk about the film, what it means to her, and what her training as an elite gymnast gives her as an actor.

WATCH | Official trailer for Irena's Vow:

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Interview with Sophie Nélisse produced by Lise Hosein.