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13 Comments

  1. This story sent chills up my back. Thank you all for caring enough to share the story of the Armenian Genocide.

  2. I have always admired Elton John as an artist throughout my life (I am 59 now). I accompany the piano and sing a couple of his songs always such as ‘Daniel’ and ‘Your Song’. Thank you, John. Having said that, I look forward to watching ‘The Promise’ impatiently.

  3. As a member of the first generation of genocide survivors, I thank Elton
    John for fis compassion and courage.

  4. I hope it will get the recognition it deserves. Well done Elton Jon. Also grateful to the late Kirk Kerkorian for their generosity.

  5. My parents lived through this horror. I look forward to this great event, long over due !

  6. My Thanks to Elton John, and also to everybody that was involved into making this Promise movie, a reality.

    I would also like to mention here that my parents were survivors of the Armenian Genocide. My father has written his autobiography, about his life, before and after the Armneian Genocide. The Ottoman empire’s barbaric tactics, to annihilate the Armenian christians. my father lost all his family members. His parents, Two brothers, and two sisters. It is extremely emotional, and heart wrenching. The transcript is approximately over 300 pages.

    I am also so grateful and thankfull, for the late Kirk Kerkorian for his generosity, for the production of this movie.

  7. The memories were so tragic and horrible that it was never discussed in our home until as we grew older and asked our parents. This is a thank you to everyone that is bringing awareness to the nightmares that were and still are tragic.

  8. Thank you Elton and David.It is time for this movie to be shown. Glad it is opening in April which is the anniversary month of these events.My grandfather died in 1915 as a victim.

  9. Thanks to the producers of the film Thanks to Kirk Krikorian, Thanks to the responsible of approaching Elton John to accept promoting this film. I think he is embrassing the Armenian cause like Lord Byron.

  10. I don’t think the film the promise will depict accuracy of the events and lead up to or explain both sides the Turks were at war there empire crumbling ! They needed there people ! It doesn’t make sense why do away with your own citizens unless they were against and sidding with the nations enanies !! , didn’t they coexist for 6 or 8 hundred years together !! I just don’t think the Turks would have just woken up one morning and decided to kill there citizens !

  11. My heartfelt thanks to Elton and David and to all involved with making this movie. It depicts the atrocities suffered by all Armenians and especially my family the Beshirians and Tashjians, a few who thankfully survived and escaped. They came to America with nothing but a vision for tomorrow, of greatness and gratitude and a foundation of new hope and peace.

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