Review of The Promise (2017) by Jay A — 21 Apr 2017

Watched it yesterday. Amazing movie. Highly recommend it. Beautiful love story with a very sad backdrop of a genocide.

This review of The Promise (2017) was written by Jay A on 21 Apr 2017.

The Promise has generally received positive reviews.

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