La Promesse

1996

94 min

7.2

Ends at

Igor, aged 15, and his father Roger deal in housing and peddling illicit labor in the outlying districts of Liege, Belgium. Scams, lies and swindling rule their lives. When one of his father’s illegal workers gets injured on the job and asks Igor to promise to take care of his wife and baby, Igor finds himself at a crossroad. He wants to keep the promise, but the price would be to betray his father.

Budget

$0

Genre

Drama

Director

Luc Dardenne

Country

Belgium

Cast & Crew

Jérémie Renier

Olivier Gourmet

Assita Ouedraogo

Florian Delain

Hachemi Haddad

Rasmané Ouédraogo

Jean-Michel Balthazar

Frédéric Bodson

Jean-Paul Dermont

Alain Holtgen

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La Promesse

Igor, aged 15, and his father Roger deal in housing and peddling illicit labor in the outlying districts of Liege, Belgium. Scams, lies and swindling rule their lives. When one of his father’s illegal workers gets injured on the job and asks Igor to promise to take care of his wife and baby, Igor finds himself at a crossroad. He wants to keep the promise, but the price would be to betray his father.

  • Jérémie Renier

  • Olivier Gourmet

  • Assita Ouedraogo

  • Florian Delain

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