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The Promise

2016 · 133 min

A sweeping, heartbreaking historical drama that immerses you in love and loss amid a genocide, leaving a heavy emotional toll.

Tagline: Empires fall. Love survives.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: War, love, survival, grief
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
love
survival
grief
betrayal
Places: countryside
big city
wilderness
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild