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Sep 13, 2016 · Film Review: ‘The Promise’. Designed to dramatize the Ottoman Empire's horrific treatment of its Armenian citizens in 1915, this fictional love story is an epic bore. By Peter Debruge. Courtesy...
Apr 21, 2017 · With Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon, Christian Bale, Daniel Giménez Cacho. 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 Ana, and Chris - a renowned American journalist based in Paris.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Terry George
- 2017-04-21
Sep 12, 2016 · 'Hotel Rwanda' director Terry George returns to genocide in 'The Promise,' with Oscar Isaac and Christian Bale stuck in a love triangle during the Armenian Holocaust.
- THR Staff
Apr 21, 2017 · With “ The Promise ,” George, co-writing with Robin Swicord, treats the Armenian genocide of the early part of the 20 th century, an action undertaken by the soon-to-be-displaced Ottoman Empire, as a side exercise in its alliance with Germany as World War I was about to break out.
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 51% based on 161 reviews, with an average rating of 5.70/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The Promise wastes an outstanding cast and powerful real-life story on a love triangle that frustratingly fails to engage."
Apr 21, 2017 · The Promise wastes an outstanding cast and powerful real-life story on a love triangle that frustratingly fails to engage. Brilliant medical student Michael (Oscar Isaac) meets beautiful dance...
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- History, Drama, Romance
- PG-13
Apr 19, 2017 · Director Terry George is no stranger to genocide stories. The filmmaker chronicled the Rwandan genocide in memorable fashion with 2004’s Hotel Rwanda, and now he turns his attention to the...
