The Promise (2016)

Derek and Nancy Haysom were brutally murdered in their house in Lynchburg, Virginia, on March 30, 1985. Suspicion fell on their daughter Elizabeth and her boyfriend Jens Söring. They flee to Europe, but are caught and extradited to the U.S. Elizabeth is sentenced to 90 years in jail for incitement to murder, Jens Söring to two life sentences. Karin Steinberger, Marcus Vetter and their team spent over three years researching this case, which achieved world-wide notoriety. They uncovered new evidence, including the fact none of the blood samples found at the scene of the crime belonged to Jens Söring.

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Description

Writers

Marcus Vetter
Karin Steinberger

Stars

Imogen Poots
Elizabeth Haysom (voice)

Daniel Brühl
Jens Söring (voice)

Jens Söring
Himself

Gail Ball
Herself

Steven Rosenfield
Himself

Tom Elliott
Himself

Ricky Gardner
Himself

Gail Marshall
Herself

Chuck Reid
Himself

Carlos Santos
Himself

Others...

Budget

300,000.00

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Keywords

woman director, prisoner, life sentence, reenactment

Production

SVT, Danmarks Radio (DR), ARTE, British Broadcasting Corporation, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Südwestrundfunk, VPRO, Filmperspektive GmbH

Actor

Imogen Poots, Daniel Brühl, Jens Söring, Gail Ball, Steven Rosenfield, Tom Elliott, Ricky Gardner, Gail Marshall, Chuck Reid, Carlos Santos, Ed Sulzbach, William Sweeney, Dave Watson, Rich Zorn

Creators

Marcus Vetter (Screenplay), Karin Steinberger (Screenplay), Georg Zengerling (Cinematography), Jens Ole Huerkamp (Original Music Composer)

Alternative titles

The Pledge - Das Versprechen (DE)
Killing for Love (GB)
La promesa (MX)
Killing for Love (US)

Release dates

27.10.2016 (DE)
24.06.2016 (DE)
25.04.2017 (NL)