The Promise
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| Initial release | USA |
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| Directors | Terry George |
| Box office | 12. 4 million USD |
| Budget | 90 million USD |
| Screenplay | Terry George |
| Robin Swicord | |
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| ID | 1377877 |
About The Promise
Brilliant medical student Michael (Oscar Isaac) meets beautiful dance instructor Ana (Charlotte Le Bon) in late 1914. Their shared Armenian heritage sparks an attraction that explodes into a romantic rivalry between Michael and Ana's boyfriend (Christian Bale), an American photojournalist who's dedicated to exposing the truth. As the Ottoman Empire crumbles into war-torn chaos, their conflicting passions must be deferred as they join forces to get themselves and their people to safety. …
Swedish murder: Five teenagers found guilty over taxi driver's killing
... The court in Uppsala found that because of the earlier allegations involving the girl he had been lured there with The Promise of sexual favours...
Girls Aloud reveal details of 'enormous, magical' reunion tour
... All eyes were on the boys, but Girls Aloud blew them away with the eccentric, skittering drum-and-bass anthem They went on to score 20 more top 10 hits, including three further number ones and Brit Award-winning single The Promise...
In Kibbutz Be'eri, a broken promise to keep Israelis safe
... " What was broken here was not just the houses, but The Promise Israel made to its people that it could keep them safe, even three miles from a territory run by a group committed to Israel s destruction...
Nitrous oxide: Laughing gas possession to be illegal in three weeks
... " Crime and Policing Minister Chris Philp said: " We are delivering on The Promise we made to take a zero-tolerance approach towards antisocial behaviour and flagrant drug taking in our public spaces...
UK's nuclear fusion site ends experiments after 40 years
... For the next four decades, the European project pursued nuclear fusion and The Promise of near-limitless clean energy...
Tory conference: Six takeaways from Rishi Sunak's speech
... But overall, this was a major incursion into traditional Labour territory, not least The Promise of a £30,000 cash bonus for teachers...
Advanced British Standard: A-level and T-levels incorporated into new qualification
... Rishi Sunak told the Conservative party conference he would " finally deliver on The Promise of parity of esteem between academic and technical education"...
BBC helps free suspected migrants stuck in refrigerated lorry
... The four Vietnamese people say they got in the lorry with The Promise of being taken safely to England...
News Daily: Tories' 100-day pledge and 'hidden' mental health waiting lists
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Election Campaigning enters final weekIt's a week until polling day and the pledges are coming thick and fast. Boris Johnson says he will make good on existing promises to take the UK out of the EU and of a Conservative government. In that timescale, the Prime Minister also says he will draft laws to end automatic early prison release for Violent Offenders , enact pledges on police recruitment and "enshrine in law" promised NHS funding increases. The Liberal Democrats describe it as "pure fantasy", while Labour points out the Tories have already been in government since 2010 and describes their record as "one of total failure". SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon says it raises the prospect of Scotland being "dragged out of Europe within just eight weeks".
Labour's latest pledge is to across all schools in England, recruiting 20,000 teachers over the next five years to enable it to do so. The Party is pledging to inject £25bn into schools over the next three years, with shadow education secretary Angela Rayner saying it will "transform education standards". The Lib Dems accuse them of copying their policies and say Labour's Brexit plans will bar "thousands of EU teachers". The Conservatives say Labour "would wreck the economy, leaving no money for public services". Our education editor Branwen Jeffreys says The Promise may not be easy to deliver, given A Teacher shortage and current 15% shortfall in the numbers beginning training for secondary schools. In other election coverage:
Mentally ill 'spend months on hidden waiting list'Adults with Mental Health conditions such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety can on "hidden" waiting lists, Bbc News can reveal. England's NHS talking therapy service assesses nine in every 10 patients within The Target time of Six Weeks . However, the latest figures show half of patients waiting longer than 28 Days for their second Session - When core treatment such as counselling begins - with one in six having to wait More Than 90 Days . Former Police Officer Paul Williams , 60, tried to take his own life while waiting. "The Treatment was really good When I got it, but the problem is you are kept in a holding pattern," he says.
Radio 1 's first blind presenter"I'm a small, blind, ginger woman from Birmingham," says Lucy Edwards. The 23-year-old will also When she takes over the late morning slot on 28 and 29 December. The YouTuber and freelance presenter was one of 35 people, including students, podcasters, a tattooist and shop manager, chosen following a Radio 1 and 1Xtra search for presenters to take over the airwaves for Five Days over Christmas. What can listeners expect? "We've got my lovely guide dog Olga at my feet. We've got cute, cuddly vibes. We've got some amazing tunes to be played. "
Kim Jong-un mulls 'Christmas gift' decisionBy Laura Bicker, Bbc News , Seoul
Kim Jong-un has a big decision to make. Talks with Donald Trump have not gone to plan. Strict economic sanctions remain in place and it appears Washington is not going to budge despite Pyongyang's insistence that it come up with another deal to resolve the nuclear issue by the end of the year.
Mr Trump, too, seems frustrated. He has Once Again hinted at the possibility of military action against North Korea . . As Ankit Panda, North Korea expert at The Federation of American Scientists, sees it: "We're beginning to see the scenario that many of us had warned of from the get-go of diplomacy: a capricious and irritable Trump coming to terms with the reality of his reality-TV diplomacy with North Korea . "
What the papers saySome of plans for The First 100 Days of a Conservative government, with The Times and Daily Telegraph focusing on a pledge to cut taxes after Brexit. The Sun uses an image of the door of No 10 to set out the PM's "10 commandments". The Daily Mirror offers a very different Portrayal - superimposing Mr Johnson's head on to The Body of children's book character Mr Greedy - in reporting he earned £720,000 Away from Parliament last year. Other papers focus on Donald Trump cutting short his attendance at the London Nato summit after Canada's Justin Trudeau appeared to mock the US president on camera. "Trump gets the hump," says the Metro.
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If you watch one thing today If you listen to one thing todayIf you read one thing today Lookahead10:30 The Lord Chief Justice will hear an appeal by three members of "Oval Four" - jailed for assaulting a Police Officer and attempted theft 47 years ago - who claim they were framed by a corrupt detective.
18:30 Gen Sir Nick Carter gives the annual Chief of the Defence Staff Lecture at The Royal United Services Institute in London.
On this day1950 as United Nations forces are pushed steadily back towards South Korea .
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Source of news: bbc.com
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