The Promise (2016)

Directed by

Terry George

Genre

drama film, historical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 12m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 510 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The Promise is set in the final years of the Ottoman Empire. It follows three people: Mikael, an Armenian medical student; Chris, an American journalist; and Ana, an Armenian woman raised in France. Their relationships intertwine during the Armenian genocide.

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What happens

The Promise is a 2016 American epic historical war drama film directed by Terry George, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Robin Swicord. Set in the final years of the Ottoman Empire, the film stars Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon and Christian Bale. The plot is about a love triangle that develops between Mikael (Isaac), an Armenian medical student, Chris (Bale), an American journalist, and Ana (Le Bon), an Armenian-born woman raised in France, immediately before and during the Armenian genocide. The Promise premiered on September 11, 2016, at the Toronto International Film Festival and was released by Open Road Films in the United States on April 21, 2017, on the 102nd anniversary of the week the genocide started. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office bomb, grossing just $12 million against its $90 million budget and losing Open Road over $100 million. However, the studio noted the main purpose of the film was to bring attention to the story, not make money, with George saying that "audiences learn more from films today than they do from history books." The film also features "The Promise", which was the final single released by Chris Cornell, who died less than a month after the film's U.S. release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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