Monday, September 25 2017 12:57

ArmInfo.After the celebration of the 26th anniversary of Armenia's independence on September 23, the director of the film "The Promise" Terry George and co- producer  Erik Israelyan visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex Tsitsernakaberd.

George, who portrayed all the horrors of the genocide in his  historical dramas "Hotel Rwanda" and "Promise", in particular,  stated:. "This visit sums up everything I've worked on over the past  four years, and focuses on what can actually mean cinema and the  power of cinema - to try to perpetuate the memory of human victims  and serve as a reminder of that terrible crime that was committed."  George and Israelyan laid flowers to the eternal flame and a minute  of silence honored the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide  They planted a tree on the Memory Alley to honor the memory of the  legendary Kirk Kerkorian who did everything possible to bring the  "Promise" to pain s screens, and also visited the Genocide Museum.

On Friday, George and Israel met with journalists, and then attended  the premiere of the musical production "Our Promise", inspired by the  film "Promise" and based on its original music, which took place at  the Opera House in Yerevan. Also, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan,  Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos  of All Armenians, His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House  of Cilicia, AGBU President Berge Setrakian together with foreign  ambassadors and high-ranking officials attended the event.

<Armenians around the world watched as the first significant page of  their past unfolds on the screen in Hollywood products intended for a  wide display. It is difficult to express our common gratitude for the  contribution of the late Kirk Kerkorian and those who worked  tirelessly to create this story, "said AGBU President Berge  Setrakian.