The Promise(2011)
Overview
The story of a young woman who goes to present-day Israel/Palestine determined to find out about her soldier grandfather's involvement in the final years of Palestine under the British mandate.
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Erin Matthews
Omar Habash
Len Matthews
Clara Rosenbaum
Abu-Hassan Mohammed
Max Meyer
Major John Arbuthnot
Eliza Meyer
Leah Meyer
Chris Matthews
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