Movie·1996·1h 34m
La Promesse
Country
Belgium
Language
French
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The Story
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.
Written By
Leon Michaux, Alphonse Badolo
Producer
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Editor
Marie-Hélène Dozo
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Jérémie Renier
Igor
Olivier Gourmet
Roger
Assita Ouedraogo
Assita
Florian Delain
Riri
Hachemi Haddad
Nabil
Rasmané Ouédraogo
Amidou
Jean-Michel Balthazar
The Labour Inspector
Frédéric Bodson
The Garage Boss
Jean-Paul Dermont
Muller
Alain Holtgen
The Postman
Geneviève Joly-Provost
Geneviève
Rifi Kythouka
The Seer
Sophia Leboutte
Maria
Christiane Mutshimuana
Rosalie
Norbert Rutili
The Jeweler
// crew
Crew
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Director, Writer, Producer
Luc Dardenne
Director, Writer, Producer
Leon Michaux
Writer
Alphonse Badolo
Writer
Jacqueline Pierreux
Producer
Hassen Daldoul
Producer
Claude Waringo
Producer
Marie-Hélène Dozo
Editor
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