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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.


“Empires fall. Love survives.”
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.

Oscar Isaac
Mikael Boghosian

Charlotte Le Bon
Ana Khesarian

Christian Bale
Chris Myers

Daniel Giménez Cacho
Reverend Dikran Antreassian

Tom Hollander
Garin

Shohreh Aghdashloo
Marta Boghosian

Rade Šerbedžija
Stephan

Marwan Kenzari
Emre Ogan

Angela Sarafyan
Maral

Numan Acar
Mustafa
The Promise is a history, romance, drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of journalist, love triangle, world war i, artist, turkey, genocide. Directed by Terry George, it stars Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon, Christian Bale. 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.
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