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The Promise

The Promise

Empires fall. Love survives.

20166.92h 13m

Overview

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.

Directed by Terry George
Written by Terry George, Robin Swicord
Produced by Mike Medavoy, Denise O'Dell, Ralph Winter
Box OfficeBudget: $90.0MRevenue: $12.4M

Top Cast

Oscar Isaac

Oscar Isaac

Mikael Boghosian

Charlotte Le Bon

Charlotte Le Bon

Ana Khesarian

Christian Bale

Christian Bale

Chris Myers

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Reverend Dikran Antreassian

Tom Hollander

Tom Hollander

Garin

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Marta Boghosian

Rade Šerbedžija

Rade Šerbedžija

Stephan

Marwan Kenzari

Marwan Kenzari

Emre Ogan

Angela Sarafyan

Angela Sarafyan

Maral

Numan Acar

Numan Acar

Mustafa

Themes & Keywords

journalistlove triangleworld war iartistturkeygenocidearmenian genocidemedical studentottoman empireconstantinopleistanbul19141915

About The Promise

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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