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A young British girl travels to Palestine, retracing the steps of her grandfather - a British soldier stationed there in the 1940s.A young British girl travels to Palestine, retracing the steps of her grandfather - a British soldier stationed there in the 1940s.A young British girl travels to Palestine, retracing the steps of her grandfather - a British soldier stationed there in the 1940s.
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 4 nominations total
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Some of the reviewers obviously based their rating on their personal political stance. There is a reason that this time period and the events covered in this series are very seldom the topic of film or television. Inevitably it makes the Jews look bad. After all, it was the Jews that were invading. The Arabs were defending their homes. This is not a popular subject these days. All credit to the producers and staff of this series for their courageous efforts. Having gotten that out of the way, the series held my interest, entertained me, and motivated me to further research on the time and place dealt with. In my view, this makes it worthy of praise no matter how many people try to discredit it and lower the viewer rating.
Astonishing is all I can say, I fail to find the words to describe this piece of work. Maybe being an Arab who's heart breaks in two every time he hears about his neighboring country and how they were left helpless to struggle and still are effects me more, maybe thats why the movie got to me so deeply. I wouldn't want to take the credit off the producer nor the cast or anyone who participated in this magnificent work good job. This is a must see series. People (ofcourse I know which sort of people) will start to take us into the small details of events and how the IDF does that and doesn't do that, I believe the picture is clear for those who have hearts and minds to see with.
This mini series has a great plot. The parallel stories of Erin and Len Matthews are told in a really convincing way, with enlightening comparisons between the situation of Israel in 1946-1948 and today. I personally did not know much about the role of the British army in the couple of years prior to the creation of the State of Israel, and so I found Len's journey particularly interesting. The film is very didactic and is thus accessible to people who are not too familiar with the roots of the Israel-Palestine conflict. My only disappointment was the way Erin's character turns into a caricature in episodes 3 to 4. Her stubbornness and lack of respect for the lives of others make her really irritating. She puts other peoples' lives at risk multiple times and her behaviour is so reckless, despite her rather hazy motives, that it becomes unbelievable at times. Other than that, a very enjoyable series.
Have any one here heard of "Rachel Corrie",
This Girl has VERY similar story with the protagonist of this series,
Except that "Rachel" (American) Died cold blooded on the Hands of Israeli forces.
The work is a piece of art, the Music is good, Acting Hits very very hard by the 2 main leads, mother Uren wasn't the best though.
I know some people in middle east from Palestine who told something very very similar to what happens in this series, it is very very accurate, and really on point of the Palestine/Israel conflict.
Really great work by the director, and a Must watch for anyone who wants to understand this conflict.
And a fun watch for anybody else.
Highly Recommended.
The work is a piece of art, the Music is good, Acting Hits very very hard by the 2 main leads, mother Uren wasn't the best though.
I know some people in middle east from Palestine who told something very very similar to what happens in this series, it is very very accurate, and really on point of the Palestine/Israel conflict.
Really great work by the director, and a Must watch for anyone who wants to understand this conflict.
And a fun watch for anybody else.
Highly Recommended.
I come from Palestine, when I started watching this mini-series, I was mentally prepared for the common western biased production of The Palestine cause, I am surprised at the end, that this was not only unbiased to any party, but also, shed more in my conscious on the British position, the Jews misery in Germany and later their perspective to occupy our lands and renaming our country. The drama was great, not a common Hollywood Bad Guys Vs.Good Guys BS. It gave me an urge to watch again and again and show it to my parents, relatives who are all refugees, a great and intelligent production, I strongly recommend it to anyone. If I was not Palestinian, or involved in this story, I still find a great story line, intelligent script and acting.
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- TriviaThe idea for The Promise arose from the 1999 drama Warriors, Kosminsky's sympathetic portrayal of British troops peacekeeping in central Bosnia in 1992-93, their hands tied by an impossible mandate. A former soldier wrote to its executive producer Jane Tranter at the BBC, suggesting she should do a film about the forgotten British soldiers who had been in Palestine.
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