Oscar winning actor, Christian Bale, and Oscar-nominated actor Oscar Issac are set to star in a film about the Armenian Genocide being produced by billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, reported showbiz411.com on Monday.
The entertainment site also reported that Terry George of “Hotel Rwanda” is set to direct the film, which he described as “a WWI love story, in the style of ‘Dr. Zhivago’ and ‘Reds,’ set against the backdrop of the Armenian genocide.”
The drama takes place during the last days of the Ottoman Empire and revolves around a love triangle between a brilliant medical student named Michael, “the beautiful and sophisticated” Ana, and a Paris-based American journalist named Chris. Bale will play Chris, an AP reporter, while Isaac will fill the role of Michael, a man conflicted by his love for Ana and old-world traditions. The setting is a curious one, as the fall of the Ottoman Empire coincided with the Armenian Genocide.
