The Promise

Dec 2, 2016

2h 13m

★ 6.9

Empires fall. Love survives.

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.

Genres

History

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Babieka Films

Wonderful Films

Survivor Pictures

Open Road Films

The Promise Trailers

Cast

Mikael Boghosian

Oscar Isaac

Ana Khesarian

Charlotte Le Bon

Chris Myers

Christian Bale

Reverend Dikran Antreassian

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Garin

Tom Hollander

Marta Boghosian

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Stephan

Rade Šerbedžija

Emre Ogan

Marwan Kenzari

Maral

Angela Sarafyan

Mustafa

Numan Acar

Mesrob

Igal Naor

Yeva

Milene Mayer

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