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The Promise stuns us with its horrors, but bores us with its love triangle. Review by Matt Cummings With the world seemingly ready to fight another global campaign of death, The Promise comes along to remind us why war is so terrible. Its arrival this week shows us the personal cost of war, complete with all the horrors of genocide and the terrible atrocities which men are capable of producing. The Armenian Mikael Boghosian (Oscar Isaac) is a kind and gentle man who yearns to learn medicine at a school in Constantinople so that he can help his small village improve their quality of life. He enters into an arranged marriage to pay his board fees, then hurriedly whisks off to the capital city. There, he comes under the care of his well-to-do uncle and begins immediately to flourish. He meets the stunning dancer Ana (Charlotte Le Bon), whose fanciful air is immediately appealing to the lonely Mikael. But WWI is fast approaching, and soon Mikael, Ana, and all of Turkey w

MULTIPLE GRAMMY® AWARD WINNING AND GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINEE CHRIS CORNELL RELEASES “ THE PROMISE ” TODAY NEW ORIGINAL SONG TO BE FEATURED IN THE FORTHCOMING FILM THE PROMISE STARRING ACADEMY AWARD WINNING ACTOR CHRISTIAN BALE AND GOLDEN GLOBE WINNING ACTOR OSCAR ISAAC DUE FOR RELEASE ON APRIL 21, 2017 BY OPEN ROAD FILMS CORNELL TO DONATE PROCEEDS TO INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE Multi-Grammy® Award-winning and Golden Globe nominated singer/songwriter Chris Cornell released a new original song entitled “The Promise” today. Cornell wrote the song for the forthcoming feature film THE PROMISE starring Academy Award winning actor Christian Bale and Golden Globe winning actor Oscar Isaac. THE PROMISE is directed by Terry George and will be released in theatres on April 21, 2017 by Open Road Films. Cornell unveiled a lyric video for the song today which can be seen HERE and the song is now available at all streaming services and digital retailers. Cornell will donate his proceeds f

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. See all the images after the Jump... As war and chaos tear apart an empire, love finds a way to survive in THE PROMISE, from Open Road Films. 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, THE