The Promise

1914 year. The great Ottoman Empire is one step away from its collapse. This story takes place against the background of the immersion of the beautiful capital of the empire, Constantinople, in devastation and unrest. Mikael Boghosyan, a medical student, accidentally ends up in the capital, because he is going to his native village in the south of the country. He is an Armenian Christian, which at this time is becoming an unfavorable description. Mikael fell deeply in love with the beautiful Anna, and this love is mutual. At the same time, the American correspondent of the largest news agency Associated Press, Chris Myers, loses his mind from the girl. He came to the country to satisfy his desire for adrenaline. Both boys would very much like to win the girl's heart, but when the lives of hundreds of Armenians are at stake, there are no wars of love. Chris and Mikael will do everything so that the world knows the truth and that as few people as possible die... Everyone will try to save not only their lives, but also the lives of other people. Read more The film is based on real events. The film was directed by Terry George. He was nominated twice for Oscars for the projects "In the Name of the Father" (1993, "Best Adapted Screenplay") and "Hotel Rwanda" (2004, "Best Original Screenplay"), and in 2012 Terry finally received a golden statuette for "Best Short Feature Film" called "The Shore". Christian Bale and Oscar Isaac played the main roles of Chris and Michael. Christian previously worked in the films "The Prestige" (2006), "The Fighter" (2011, Oscar for "Best Supporting Actor"), and also embodied the character of Batman in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy. Oscar is known for such films as "Agora" (2009), "WE. We believe in love" (2011), as well as for the series "Show me a hero". The film also starred: Jean Reno ("The Blue Abyss" (1988), "Leon" (1994), "Losers" (2003)), Charlotte Le Bon ("Rules for the Life of a French Boy" (2013), "Spices and Passions" (2014), "The Walk" (2015)), Shori Agdalsha ("House of Sand and Fog" (2003, Oscar nomination for "Best Supporting Actress"), The Stoning of Soraya M. (2008), The Strange Life of Timothy Green (2012)). The premiere of the film took place on September 11, 2016 at the International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada. Film critics at http://www.metacritic.com gave the film a score of 38/100, and https://www.rottentomatoes.com has 31% positive reviews.