It is 1914. As the Great War looms, the vast Ottoman Empire is crumbling. Constantinople (Istanbul), its once vibrant, multicultural capital is about to be consumed by chaos.
Michael Boghosian (Oscar Isaac), arrives in the cosmopolitan hub as a medical student determined to bring modern medicine back to Siroun, his ancestral village in Southern Turkey where Turkish Muslims and Armenian Christians have lived side by side for centuries.
Photo-journalist Chris Myers (Christian Bale), has come here only partly to cover geo-politics. He is mesmerized by his love for Ana (Charlotte le Bon), an Armenian artist he has accompanied from Paris after the sudden death of her father.
When Michael meets Ana, their shared Armenian heritage sparks an attraction that explodes into a romantic rivalry between the two men even as Michael hangs on to a promise from his past. After the Turks join the war on the German side, the Empire turns violently against its own ethnic minorities. Despite their conflicts, everyone must find a way to survive — even as monumental events envelope their lives.
Directed by: Terry George (Hotel Rwanda, Reservation Road, The Shore)
Written by: Terry George and Robin Swicord (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Produced By: Eric Esrailian, Mike Medavoy, Ralph Winter and William Horberg
Cinematography: Javier Aguirresarobe (Blue Jasmine, Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Starring:
Oscar Isaac (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Ex Machina)
Charlotte Le Bon (The Walk, The Hundred-Foot Journey)
Christian Bale (The Fighter, American Hustle, The Dark Knight)
Shohreh Aghdashloo (Septembers Of Shiraz, X-Men, House of Sand+Fog)
Angela Sarafyan (The Immigrant, Paranoia)
Jean Reno (Hotel Rwanda, The Professional)
James Cromwell (The Green Mile, The Queen)
Daniel Giminez Cacho (Y Tu Mamá También, Bad Education)
Marwan Kenzari (Autobahn, Ben-Hur)
