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La Promesse

  • Movie
  • 1996
  • 1h 34m

Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne

7.2

TMDB audience rating
7.2 out of 10 from 188 votes

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Overview

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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Cast and crew

  • Jérémie Renier

    Jérémie RenierIgor

  • Olivier Gourmet

    Olivier GourmetRoger

  • Assita OuedraogoAssita

  • Florian Delain

    Florian DelainRiri

  • Hachemi HaddadNabil

  • Rasmané Ouédraogo

    Rasmané OuédraogoAmidou

  • Jean-Michel Balthazar

    Jean-Michel BalthazarThe Labour Inspector

  • Frédéric Bodson

    Frédéric BodsonThe Garage Boss

  • Jean-Paul DermontMuller

  • Alain Holtgen

    Alain HoltgenThe Postman

  • Geneviève Joly-Provost

    Geneviève Joly-ProvostGeneviève

  • Rifi KythoukaThe Seer

  • Sophia Leboutte

    Sophia LeboutteMaria

  • Christiane MutshimuanaRosalie

  • Norbert Rutili

    Norbert RutiliThe Jeweler

Director
Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
Writer
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne and Alphonse Badolo
Music
Jean-Marie Billy and Denis Mpunga