Genocide-Themed Movie Is Likely to be Nominated for Oscar

19:47     5 March, 2016

According to the Playlist entertainment blog, it is predicting that Genocide-themed film, "The Promise," with its lead actors Oscar Issac and Christian Bale, will be on a short list for Academy Award consideration in 2017, Artsakhpress reports, referring to Asbarez.

"Right now, 'The Promise,' from 'Hotel Rwanda' director Terry George, is a little under the radar, but we don't expect that to last. Firstly, it's a lavish period love triangle set against the Armenian genocide in the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a subject matter rarely examined on film but is long overdue for the big-budget treatment. Secondly, it has a heavyweight cast, particularly when it comes to its two male leads Christian Bale and Oscar Isaac, and we think either one could end up registering with the Academy...'', wrote Oliver Lyttelton of the Playlist Blog, published on the entertainment website, Indiwire.