Foreign Prayer
Nazi-occupied Crimea, 1944. A boy named Itzhak turns to Saide Arifova, a local Tatar Muslim woman, for help, explaining that he and a group of other Jewish orphans are hiding from the Nazis. Arifova faces a moral dilemma: should she try to help them or save herself by refusing? Despite the impending danger, she decides to protect the children by hiding them in plain sight, and disguising them as Tatars and adopting them into the local community.
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Foreign Prayer
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
May 18, 2017
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
History, Drama
User Score
83%
Original Title
Чужа молитва
Production Companies
Idas Film
Director
Akhtem Seitablaiev
Budget
$1,185,468
Revenue
$24,207
Description
Nazi-occupied Crimea, 1944. A boy named Itzhak turns to Saide Arifova, a local Tatar Muslim woman, for help, explaining that he and a group of other Jewish orphans are hiding from the Nazis. Arifova faces a moral dilemma: should she try to help them or save herself by refusing? Despite the impending danger, she decides to protect the children by hiding them in plain sight, and disguising them as Tatars and adopting them into the local community.
