La Promesse

La Promesse (1996)

Drama

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.

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  • Release Date: 1996-08-07
  • Runtime: 1h 34min
  • Directors: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne.

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    • Trailer

    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

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