The Promise

– East-Berlin, 1961, shortly after the erection of the Wall. Konrad, Sophie and three of their friends..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 55 Minutes
Release Year:
1994
Original Name:
Das Versprechen
The Promise (1994) - Also known as Das Versprechen

East-Berlin, 1961, shortly after the erection of the Wall. Konrad, Sophie and three of their friends plan a daring escape to Western Germany. The attempt is successful, except for Konrad, who remains behind. From then on, and for the next 28 years, Konrad and Sophie will attempt to meet again, in spite of the Iron Curtain. Konrad, who has become a reputed Astrophysicist, tries to take advantage of scientific congresses outside Eastern Germany to arrange encounters with Sophie. But in a country where the political police, the Stasi, monitors the moves of all suspicious people (such as Konrad's sister Barbara and her husband Harald), preserving one's privacy, ideals and self-respect becomes an exhausting fight, even as the Eastern block begins its long process of disintegration.

The Promise (1994) - Trailer

Release Date:

11 Oct 1987

Language:

English

Director:

David Greene

Writer:

Robert W. Lenski (teleplay), Sebastian Milito (story)

Main Actors:

Mark Harmon, Diana Scarwid, Rosemary Dunsmore, Donnelly Rhodes

Plot:

Elmer Jackson is a carpenter in a small Californian town in the 1930s. Struggling to bring up 4 young boys after the death of his wife, he is horrified when the Government (citing trumped-up charges of parental neglect) places the boys into various foster homes and institutions, unaware of the abuse that boys would then be subjected to. The conditions imposed by the court and the difficulties caused by the Depression make Jackson's determined and vigorous quest to find his boys extremely difficult.

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 nominations.

Production:

New World Television

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.7/10