
The Promise(2016)
Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris.


In 1915 a man survives the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire, but loses his family, speech and faith. One night he learns that his twin daughters may be alive, and goes on a quest to find them.

Tahar Rahim
Nazaret Manoogian

Simon Abkarian
Krikor

Makram J. Khoury
Omar Nasreddin

Hindi Zahra
Rakel

Kevork Malikyan
Hagob Nakashian

Bartu Küçükçağlayan
Mehmet

Trine Dyrholm
Orphanage Headmistress

Moritz Bleibtreu
Peter Edelman

Arsinée Khanjian
Frau Nakashian

Akin Gazi
Hrant
The Cut is a history, drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of genocide, armenian genocide, ottoman empire, search for daughter, genocide survivor. Directed by Fatih Akin, it stars Tahar Rahim, Simon Abkarian, Makram J. Khoury. In 1915 a man survives the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire, but loses his family, speech and faith. One night he learns that his twin daughters may be alive, and goes on a quest to find them.
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