Promises

2002 | Documentary

Synopsis

Several Jewish and Palestinian children are followed for three years and put in touch with each other, in this alternative look at the Jewish-Palestinian conflict. The three filmmakers followed a group of seven local children between 1995 and 1998. They all have a totally different background. These seven children tell their own story about growing up in Jerusalem. Through this portrait of their generation, we see how deep rooted and almost insoluble the problems of the Middle East have become. When the protagonists speak out in an epilogue a couple of years later, it becomes apparent that all have lost their childlike innocence.

Scores

Overall Score
47.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
34.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
37.6%
Review Aggregate
92.8

Critic Consensus

95.2% Fresh • 42 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 95% of 42 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, family-friendly, psychological. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalfamily-friendlypsychologicalfunnysuspensefulgrittyvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Moishe and Raheli Bar Am2002$5,000$8,000(est)
Faraj Adnan Hassan Husein2002$3,000$5,000(est)
Mahmoud Mazen Mahmoud Izhiman2002$2,000$4,000(est)
Daniel Solan2002$2,000$3,000(est)
Yarko Solan2002$1,000$3,000(est)
Sanabel Hassan2002$1,000$2,000(est)
Shlomo2002$1,000$2,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score96.0
RT critic review count46
Rotten Tomatoes audience score96.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating8.3
IMDb votes2,770

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2002$247,948$432,358
International2002$182,914$318,956
Worldwide2002$430,862$751,314

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2002$197,140$343,761
Digital Rentals ?2002$5,000$8,719
Digital Purchases ?2002N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2002$6,079,000$10,600,235
Physical Purchases ?2002$11,334,000$19,763,623
TV & Streaming Revenue2002$111,577$194,561
Total Revenues2002$17,726,716$30,910,899
Expenses
Budget ?2002$456,000 (est)$795,148 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2002$302,000 (est)$526,611 (est)
Participations2002$709,000$1,236,316
Residuals ?2002$1,285,000$2,240,714
Interest & Overhead2002$91,200$159,030
Total Expenses2002$2,843,200$4,957,820
Movie Net Profit or Loss2002$14,883,516$25,953,079

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