'' The Promise '' premiered on September 11 , 2016 , at the Toronto International Film Festival and was released by Open Road Films in the United States on April 21 , 2017 , on the 102nd anniversary of the week the Genocide started . The film was a box office bomb , grossing just $ 12 million against its $ 90 million budget and losing the studio over $ 100 million , although the studio noted the main purpose of the film was to bring attention to the story , not make money
Toronto International Film Festival
2016 Toronto International Film Festival
The Promise (2016 film)