The Promise
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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.
What critics thought
Critics landed in roughly divided territory on this Armenian genocide epic, broadly agreeing that the historical subject matter is important and that Oscar Isaac and Christian Bale are formidable presences, but finding that the film buries them inside a formulaic love triangle. The gap between the gravity of the backdrop and the conventionality of the romantic plotting is where most of the dissatisfaction lives, even as general audiences responded more warmly than professional critics.
“often soapy but well-intentioned and extravagantly mounted epic”
Benjamin Lee·The Guardian
“Yes, The Promise veers into corny territory, and yes, it's derivative of better war romances — but it's a solid and sobering reminder of the atrocities of war, bolstered by strong performances from Isaac and Bale, two of the best actors of their generation”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
Parents guide
- Violence
- severe
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- none
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
History, Romance, Drama
Cast & Crew
Terry GeorgeDirector
Oscar IsaacMikael Boghosian
Charlotte Le BonAna Khesarian
Christian BaleChris Myers
Daniel Giménez CachoReverend Dikran Antreassian
Tom HollanderGarin
Shohreh AghdashlooMarta Boghosian
Rade ŠerbedžijaStephan
Marwan KenzariEmre Ogan
Angela SarafyanMaral
Numan AcarMustafa
Igal NaorMesrob
Gabriel YaredComposer
Robin SwicordWriter
Javier AguirresarobeCinematographyThe Promise
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.
What critics thought
Critics landed in roughly divided territory on this Armenian genocide epic, broadly agreeing that the historical subject matter is important and that Oscar Isaac and Christian Bale are formidable presences, but finding that the film buries them inside a formulaic love triangle. The gap between the gravity of the backdrop and the conventionality of the romantic plotting is where most of the dissatisfaction lives, even as general audiences responded more warmly than professional critics.
“often soapy but well-intentioned and extravagantly mounted epic”
Benjamin Lee·The Guardian
“Yes, The Promise veers into corny territory, and yes, it's derivative of better war romances — but it's a solid and sobering reminder of the atrocities of war, bolstered by strong performances from Isaac and Bale, two of the best actors of their generation”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
Parents guide
- Violence
- severe
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- none
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
History, Romance, Drama
Cast & Crew
Terry GeorgeDirectorOscar IsaacMikael BoghosianCharlotte Le BonAna KhesarianChristian BaleChris MyersDaniel Giménez CachoReverend Dikran AntreassianTom HollanderGarinShohreh AghdashlooMarta BoghosianRade ŠerbedžijaStephanMarwan KenzariEmre OganAngela SarafyanMaralNuman AcarMustafaIgal NaorMesrobGabriel YaredComposerRobin SwicordWriterJavier AguirresarobeCinematographyStream
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