The Promise trailer. Oscar Isaac and Christian Bale lead the cast.
As war and chaos tear apart an empire, love finds a way to survive in The Promise, from Open Road Films, a trailer for which has just landed online. Starring Oscar Isaac (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Ex Machina), Academy Award® winner Christian Bale (The Fighter, The Dark Knight Trilogy), Charlotte Le Bon (The Walk), Angela Sarafyan (Westworld), and directed by Academy Award® winner Terry George. Watch The Promise trailer below.
Here’s the official synopsis for the film:
Empires fall, love survives. When Michael (Oscar Isaac), a brilliant medical student, meets Ana (Charlotte Le Bon), their shared Armenian heritage sparks an attraction that explodes into a romantic rivalry between Michael and Ana’s boyfriend Chris (Christian Bale), a famous American photojournalist dedicated to exposing political truth. As the Ottoman Empire crumbles into war-torn chaos, their conflicting passions must be deferred while they join forces to get their people to safety and survive themselves. The Promise is directed by Academy Award winning filmmaker Terry George.
We reviewed the film out in Toronto late last year where we called The Promise ‘a film that plodded in places, but had a lot to pick out positively; an ambitious, necessary epic that is huge in scale.’
Here’s a little more from that original review:
“When a film’s final title card provokes more emotion than the 120 minutes or so that preceded it, we’re in a little trouble, but I did not hate the film at all. It is largely enthralling, involving, and very watchable – largely down to Isaac’s excellent work in the lead, and even Le Bon’s impressive turn too. Their commanding presence and instant likability instantly elevates the film to an altogether different level, which just about saves things.”
Watch The Promise trailer below. This one is currently scheduled for a US release on April 21st, 2017. It is currently awaiting a UK release date.
