The Promise
2016, drama, history, love
133 minutes
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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8.3
Derrick Carter of Are You Not Entertained?
2017-04-26
The performances, visuals, music, and a majority of scenes are great in many respects.
8.0
2017-05-02
A slightly flawed but largely successful historical drama. Read more
7.5
2017-04-30
An effective and compelling film that explores an untapped historical event. Read more
6.0
2017-06-14
Concocts a number of beautiful, striking and haunting images, but the film doesn’t have the emotional impact that a subject of this magnitude should. Read more
6.0
2017-04-26
It’s a beautiful film to look at based on its locations but its jumbled in terms of substance. Read more
5.0
2017-04-25
Could have been a bit better in its passion and story-telling of those terrible days, but it is a decent effort... Read more
3.0
2017-04-08
As played by the American Isaac and Canadian Le Bon, it's impossible to think of Mikael and Ana as anything other than tourists in this tragedy. Read more
2.0
In other languages
7.0
2017-10-31
Veel beter dan doet vermoeden, al wordt de belofte niet helemaal waargemaakt. Read more
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