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The Promise

2011Show1 season · 4 episodesEnded

DramaWar & Politics
83
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.4
83
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.4

Summary

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.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Binge-friendly
  • Thought-provoking

Skip it if

  • You want fast pacing

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  • Makes you care deeply.
  • Feels like real life.
  • Draws you into power games.
  • Hits close to home.
  • Breaks your heart.

Not for laughs, comfort or scares.

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Tropes

Godwin's Lawin 294 titlesIn the 1940s, the British forces' police actions are repeatedly decried by the Jews as Nazi methods.Genocide SurvivorRare · in 51 titlesA large number of the Jews coming to Palestine in the late 1940s after World War Two had recently survived the Holocaust, and naturally this makes the fact that British soldiers are stopping them ver…All 34 tropes

The Promise episodes

1 season · 4 episodes

  1. S1 E1 Episode #1.1, 8.1
  2. S1 E2 Episode #1.2, 8.4
  3. S1 E3 Episode #1.3, 8.1
  4. S1 E4 Episode #1.4, 8.5

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