Promise, The (Full Frame)

VHS, R, 115 minutes, NEW LINE

Acclaimed German Director Margarethe von Trotta ("Rosa Luxemburg", "Marianne and Juliane") presents this riveting saga of two lovers trapped on opposite sides of the Berlin Wall. In 1961 on the eastern side of a Germany divided, "The Promise" tells the story of Konrad (Anian Zollner) and Sophie (Meret Becker) - two teenagers who've planned their escape to the west. As Sophie successfully flees, Konrad falters, and at that moment, they both realize their lives will never be the same. The two are forced to live apart despite the fact that a torch still burns between them. Only when the Wall comes crumbling down can the flood of buried emotions break free. Wonderfully photographed, superbly acted, and artificially directed, this epic story provides great insight into the power and endurance of love.