This still shows Charlotte Le Bon, right, and Christian Bale in a scene from 'The Promise'. The film has been panned by some critics but that doesn't seem to matter much to Armenians in Lebanon. Jose Haro / Open Road Films via AP
This still shows Charlotte Le Bon, right, and Christian Bale in a scene from 'The Promise'. The film has been panned by some critics but that doesn't seem to matter much to Armenians in Lebanon. Jose Show more
Lebanon’s Armenians welcome Hollywood genocide recognition
'The Promise', which opens in UAE cinemas on Thursday, brings the story of the Ottoman Empire's massacre of Armenians to the big screen for the first time. And showings in Lebanon have been packed out, Josh Wood reports from Beirut