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Le serment

Original title: The Promise
  • TV Mini Series
  • 2011
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
2.3K
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Christian Cooke and Claire Foy in Le serment (2011)
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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.

  • Stars
    • Claire Foy
    • Christian Cooke
    • Itay Tiran
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
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    • Stars
      • Claire Foy
      • Christian Cooke
      • Itay Tiran
    • 29User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 4 nominations total

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    Claire Foy
    Claire Foy
    • Erin Matthews
    • 2011
    Christian Cooke
    Christian Cooke
    • Len Matthews
    • 2011
    Itay Tiran
    Itay Tiran
    • Paul Meyer
    • 2011
    Katharina Schüttler
    Katharina Schüttler
    • Clara Rosenbaum…
    • 2011
    Haaz Sleiman
    Haaz Sleiman
    • Omar Habash
    • 2011
    Ali Suliman
    Ali Suliman
    • Abu-Hassan Mohammed
    • 2011
    Perdita Weeks
    Perdita Weeks
    • Eliza Meyer
    • 2011
    Ben Miles
    Ben Miles
    • Max Meyer
    • 2011
    Smadi Wolfman
    Smadi Wolfman
    • Leah Meyer
    • 2011
    Holly Aird
    Holly Aird
    • Chris Matthews
    • 2011
    Hiam Abbass
    Hiam Abbass
    • Old Jawda
    • 2011
    Lucas Gregorowicz
    • Captain Richard Rowntree
    • 2011
    Luke Allen-Gale
    Luke Allen-Gale
    • Corporal Jackie Clough
    • 2011
    Iain McKee
    Iain McKee
    • Sergeant Hugh Robbins
    • 2011
    Paul Anderson
    Paul Anderson
    • Sergeant Frank Nash
    • 2011
    Max Deacon
    Max Deacon
    • Private Alec Hyman
    • 2011
    Pip Torrens
    Pip Torrens
    • Major John Arbuthnot
    • 2011
    Ben Batt
    Ben Batt
    • Private Derek Toogood
    • 2011
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    8Edinman1

    Enjoyable

    I had a personal interest in this for two reasons. My father served with the paras in Palestine (having joined up to fight the Germans) and I've had a long-term interest in what is now known as the 'IP' question. I have to say I was engrossed by the whole series, although there a few dramatic devices which were verging on the unbelievable. It might have worked better as a drama for those who knew absolutely nothing about the situation, in either era. I probably spent too much time worrying about the politics. My sympathies have always lain with the Palestinian side, and there were bits of it I thought were good for setting out a side to Israel that isn't always seen (eg the attitude of the settlers to the indigenous population, which I suspect are an embarrassment to many Israelis). However, although I know where I stand, I wouldn't want to watch anything which contained too much simple propaganda. I think The Promise did achieve a level of balance, sometimes to the detriment of the drama (eg the King David Hotel incident being followed by a suicide bomber). The perception has been is that The Promise was more pro Arab than Israeli, but I can guarantee that no-one with strong views and a knowledge of the history would be particularly satisfied with the politics. For instance, all the main characters were either Brits or Jews, the Arabs were walk-on one dimensional characters. I think it can best be regarded as a drama set in turbulent times, and not as a drama documentary - there is simply too much history to cover to do anything else. I realise it was a dramatic device but poor Len seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time throughout. To put in context, the British had about 100,000 troops in Palestine from 46 to 48, and lost 234 (ish). Not a small figure, but less than you would think from watching The Promise where every other Jew appeared to be a member of the Irgun (which was just one of a number of Jewish organisations). And the 100,000 weren't all Paras... As others have mentioned, why didn't Erin just read the whole diary at once!! Anyway, I elected not to include spoilers so I'll remain silent on various bits which annoyed me along the 'that didn't happen' and 'that couldn't happen' lines. But overall, I did actually enjoy it. Worth watching.
    10dimadamen

    Outstanding piece of history

    For a person who has been to the places that Kosminsky had shot, this piece of work is certainly worth the praise and had pushed me to write my first review on IMDb.

    This outstanding piece of work, especially in photography and editing, indeed moves different audiences. The analogy between the past and the presence presents a different approach to seeing the Palestinian cause, especially from a foreigner's point of view.

    The director is first a true historian, then a talented artist and finally an outstanding director. I sent this series to all of my family and friends as a must-watch.
    10yoahmed400

    Astonishing !

    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.
    8kenalbertson

    Great mini Series, much of it based on actual events.

    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.
    10kimdino-1

    Kosminsky fulfils his Promise

    I have a thing about miniseries as much more can be put into 6-8hrs that can be packed into the 2hrs of a feature length story. IMO almost all of televisions greatest works are in mini-series such as 'Boys from the Black Stuff', Traffic' & 'Edge of Darkness'. Alan Bleasdale has always been the master of this format but, with 'The Promise', Peter Kosminsky joins him at the top. All 8hrs is used to maximum effect.

    'The Promise' shows how Israel was born in violence & how the violence is maintained in the present day. Around this Kosminsky has drawn a gripping storyline of the granddaughter of a soldier in the British Protectorate searching out the mystery of her grandfathers story. Thus Erin, the granddaughter travels modern Israel while her grandfathers story shows late '40s Palestine & the birth of Israel.

    If you want to understand the Middle East conflict then you can't do better than to watch this series.

    Kosminsky has been accused of taking an anti-Jewish stance with this series but I cannot agree with this. The British & Israeli forces are everywhere and very prominent while the modern Palestinian terrorist is a small minority. This is how Kosminsky shows it and I believe that to have given more prominence to the Palestinian violence would have introduced a pro-Israeli bias.

    I do not give 10/10 lightly but 'The Promise' has earnt it as absolute top quality viewing.

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      The 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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    • Release date
      • March 21, 2011 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hebrew
      • Arabic
      • German
    • Also known as
      • The Promise
    • Filming locations
      • Caesarea, Israel
    • Production companies
      • Daybreak Pictures
      • Stonehenge Films
      • Lama Films
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      1 hour 29 minutes
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    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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