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Up-and-coming secretary Friedrich Zeitz (Richard Madden) is whisked off to factory owner Hoffmeister's (Alan Rickman) estate to serve as a tutor for his young son. It is there that Friedrich catches the eye of the boss's younger wife, Lotte (Rebecca Hall), after which their instant attraction is challenged both by Zeitz's general reticence and Mrs. Hoffmeister's loyalty to her husband.

Beautifully filmed and set in Germany just prior to WW1, A Promise tells the powerful love story of a married woman and her husband s protégé separated first by duties, then by war, they pledge their devotion to one another, but can they ever be together?