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The Promise

The Promise

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The Promise

"Empires fall. Love survives."

2016

2h 13m

6.8(511 votes)

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Romance

Drama

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.

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Open Road Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Terry George
Written by: Terry George
Robin Swicord
Produced by: Eric Esrailian
William Horberg

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