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The Promise (2016)

The Promise (2016)

PG-13 133 minutes EN History , Romance , Drama
Empires fall. Love survives.
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.
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