Part of The Armenian Genocide in Drama and Documentary: A Double Feature
Sunday, November 4, 2018, 2:00 p.m.
Museum of the Moving Image - Bartos Screening Room

Dir. Terry George. 2016, 123 mins. Digital projection. With Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon, Christian Bale, Shohreh Aghdashloo. As the Ottoman Empire crumbles into war-town chaos in the early twentieth century, Michael, a brilliant medical student (Oscar Isaac), falls in love with a woman (Charlotte Le Bon) who shares his Armenian heritage. Michael’s romantic rival is Ana’s boyfriend Chris (Christian Bale), an American photojournalist. The Promise is a powerful historical drama by writer/director Terry George, whose credits include In the Name of the Father, The Boxer, and Hotel Rwanda.


This film is presented as part of a double-feature with Intent to Destroy (which follows at 5:00 p.m.). One admission price for both films.

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