The Promise

Theatrical - Limited 2017-04-21

Cast Christian Bale Oscar Isaac James Cromwell Rade Serbedzija Michael Stahl-David
Directed by Terry George
Written by Terry George

Genres: Drama War

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Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, The Promise follows a love triangle between Michael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated Anana Koyimes, and Chris Yarrakov – a renowned American journalist based in Paris

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PLOT: In 1997, best friends Ib and Boum vow to commit suicide together after their families are hit by the economic downturn in Thailand. Reneging at the last minute, Boum watches her best friend kill herself. 20 years later, Ib’s...

Review: The Promise

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THE PROMISE was originally reviewed as part of our TIFF 2016 coverage. PLOT: In the final days of the Ottoman Empire, an Armenian medical student (Oscar Isaac) falls in-love with a French-educated Armenian woman (Charlotte Le Bon) who’s the mistress...

Interview: Christian Bale, Terry George and More discuss The Promise!

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THE PROMISE is the latest feature from filmmaker Terry George (IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, HOTEL RWANDA), and it’s an important one. Telling the story of a love triangle set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire. It...

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Armenian genocide drama The Promise debuts new, classy poster

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The Armenian Genocide is an important, and tragic, event that is not as well-known as you'd think. It was one of the first times in the modern era something like that was attempted (pre-empting the Holocaust and Darfur and many...

Armenian Genocide drama The Promise debuts a gripping new trailer

Posted 9 years ago

Today, a new and emotionally-charged trailer for Terry George's Armenian genocide drama THE PROMISE has landed online. The film, starring Christian Bale, Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon, and Angela Sarafyan tells the true-life story of the abominable acts that resulted in the killing...

Armenian genocide film The Promise unfairly panned on IMDb

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As a general rule of thumb, we here at JoBlo don't report the latest in politics or religion. We report film news, we review the movies, and we do our best to deliver content that's fun and insightful regarding the...

First trailer for The Promise tells a love story amid the Armenian Genocide

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The explanation behind the Armenian Genocide is not easy to explain, but simply put, the Ottoman Empire (what would later become Turkey) rounded up and murdered over a million Armenian men, women and children throughout the first World War. A...