Promise at Dawn (2017 film)

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Promise at Dawn
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Éric Barbier
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  • Éric Barbier
  • Marie Eynard
Based on Promise at Dawn
by Romain Gary
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Music by Renaud Barbier[1]
Cinematography Glynn Speeckaert[2]
Edited by Jennifer Augé[2]
Production
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  • Pathé Distribution
  • Alternative Films
Release dates
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  • 14 October 2017 (2017-10-14) (Busan)
  • 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) (France)
  • 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) (Belgium)
Running time
 131 minutes[3]
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  • France
  • Belgium
Budget €18–24.4 million[4][5]
Box office $9.2 million[6]

Promise at Dawn (French: La Promesse de l'aube) is a 2017 drama film directed by Éric Barbier, from a screenplay written by Barbier and Marie Eynard. It is the second screen adaptation of Romain Gary's 1960 autobiographical novel Promise at Dawn, following Jules Dassin's 1970 version.[2] The film is a co-production between France and Belgium. It stars Pierre Niney and Charlotte Gainsbourg. It had its world premiere at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival on 14 October 2017. It was released in France and Belgium on 20 December 2017.

Premise

Roman Kacew recounts his life, from his childhood through his service in World War II, and the story of his self-sacrificing mother Nina, who raised him alone.

Cast

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Production

The film was produced by Eric Jehelmann and Philippe Rousselet for Jerico Films, in co-production with Pathé Films, TF1 Films Production, Lorette Cinéma and Belgium's Nexus Factory and Umedia.[2]

Release

Promise at Dawn was first screened in a sneak preview at the Pathé cinema in Évreux, Normandy, in the presence of Éric Barbier.[7] The film was selected to be screened in the World Cinema section at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival.[8][9] It had its world premiere in Busan on 14 October 2017.[10] It was theatrically released in France by Pathé Distribution on 20 December 2017.[11] It was released the same day in Belgium by Alternative Films.

Reception

Box office

On its first day, Promise at Dawn sold 46,358 admissions in France.[12] At the end of its theatrical run in France, the film sold a total of 1,053,288 admissions, grossing a domestic total of $8.8 million[5] and a worldwide total of $9.2 million.[6]

Critical response

Promise at Dawn received an average rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 30 reviews.[13] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 64% based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10.[14]

Ben Kenigsberg of The New York Times wrote, "The movie looks and sounds great, but greatness and depth elude it".[15]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for Promise at Dawn
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Sarlat Film Festival (fr) 18 November 2017 Prix des lycéens Éric Barbier Won [16][17]
Prix d'interprétation masculine Pierre Niney Won
Lumières Award 5 February 2018 Best Actress Charlotte Gainsbourg Nominated [18]
César Awards 2 March 2018 Best Actress Charlotte Gainsbourg Nominated [19]
Best Adaptation Éric Barbier and Marie Eynard Nominated
Best Production Design Pierre Renson Nominated
Best Costume Design Catherine Bouchard Nominated

References

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External links

  • Promise at Dawn at IMDbLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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