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Forgotten Promise (2014)
The Americanized Tony Dass finds himself in the doldrums. His wife has put him out of his marital home and he is being estranged from his son. While trying to come to grips with this new reality, he receives an intriguing call from an antique dealer in Guyana that prompts his return. After an absence of over twenty years, Tony undertakes this journey home to see if something in his past is responsible for the misery he faces in America. What Tony discovers about himself not only shocks him but reveals the human spirit at its finest.
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The Americanized Tony Dass finds himself in the doldrums. His wife has put him out of his marital home and he is being estranged from his son. While trying to come to grips with this new reality, he receives an intriguing call from an antique dealer in Guyana that prompts his return. After an absence of over twenty years, Tony undertakes this journey home to see if something in his past is responsible for the misery he faces in America. What Tony discovers about himself not only shocks him but reveals the human spirit at its finest.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Somnauth Narine
In Theaters:7/26/2014
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Runtime:146 minutes
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