{"id":10551,"date":"2016-12-09T17:52:12","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T17:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?p=10551"},"modified":"2016-12-09T17:52:12","modified_gmt":"2016-12-09T17:52:12","slug":"the-promise-films-u-s-rights-acquired-by-spotlight-distributor-open-road-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?p=10551","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Promise\u2019 Film\u2019s U.S. Rights Acquired by \u2018Spotlight\u2019 Distributor Open Road Films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Film to Hit Theaters in April 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(ARMENIAN WEEKLY) HOLLYWOOD, Calif. \u2014Open Road Films has acquired the United States distribution rights to the late Kirk Kerkorian\u2019s legacy project\u2014the much anticipated Armenian Genocide epic \u201cThe Promise.\u201d The film, which had its <a href=\"http:\/\/armenianweekly.com\/2016\/09\/13\/the-promise-premiere-tiff\/\">world premiere<\/a> <!--more Continue reading \/ \u0531\u0574\u0562\u0578\u0572\u057b\u0568 \u2192--> at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Sept. 11, is set to be released in theaters on April 28, 2017, reported Deadline Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe are proud to add this prestigious film to our 2017 slate,\u201d said Open Road\u2019s Tom Ortenberg, in a statement, adding, \u201cAn epic love story set against a turning point in world history, \u2018The Promise\u2019 features top-notch performances and first-class film-making and we are looking forward to sharing the movie with audiences across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Open Road Films acquired and distributed last year\u2019s Best Picture Oscar winner \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/armenianweekly.com\/2015\/12\/03\/spotlight-on-spotlight\/\">Spotlight<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAlthough the film does not rely solely on being a history lesson, those familiar with the history of the Armenian Genocide will notice familiar figures appear in the film, such as Father Komitas, Ambassador Henry Morgenthau, as well as Talaat and Enver Pashas, and Nazim Bey. The heroic resistances of Van and Musa Ler are portrayed in the film as well,\u201d wrote Harout Kassabian in his <a href=\"http:\/\/armenianweekly.com\/2016\/09\/13\/the-promise-premiere-tiff\/\">piece<\/a> for the Armenian Weekly about the premiere of the film in September.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ancagrassroots\/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE&amp;fref=nf\">Armenian National Committee of America<\/a> (ANCA) welcomes the great news that The Promise will be distributed nationally this coming April,\u201d said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. \u201cWe encourage our community and coalition partners to spread the word about this powerful Armenian Genocide-era drama \u2013 sharing trailers, re-posting articles, commenting on reviews, and using the hashtag <a href=\"#ThePromise\">#ThePromise<\/a>. Start planning now to take your friends to this film on opening weekend, and be sure to take a moment to encourage your Members of Congress to watch, by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anca.org\/ThePromise\">www.anca.org\/ThePromise<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Photo: Christian Bale as Chris (Photo: The Promise)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Film to Hit Theaters in April 2017 (ARMENIAN WEEKLY) HOLLYWOOD, Calif. \u2014Open Road Films has acquired the United States distribution rights to the late Kirk Kerkorian\u2019s legacy project\u2014the much anticipated Armenian Genocide epic \u201cThe Promise.\u201d The film, which had its world premiere<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10552,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172,115],"tags":[126],"class_list":["post-10551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-news-","category-news","tag-anca"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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