La Promesse

1996•1h 34m•

★7.2(181 ratings)

Drama

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.

Director

Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Writers

Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Leon Michaux, Alphonse Badolo

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Main Cast

Jérémie Renier

Igor

Olivier Gourmet

Roger

Assita Ouedraogo

Assita

Florian Delain

Riri

Hachemi Haddad

La Promesse

1996•1h 34m•

★7.2(181 ratings)

Drama

Overview

Director

Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Writers

Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Leon Michaux, Alphonse Badolo

Watchlist

Main Cast

Jérémie Renier

Igor

Olivier Gourmet

Roger

Assita Ouedraogo

Assita

Florian Delain

Riri

Hachemi Haddad

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Director: Luc Dardenne

Writing

Art Direction

Production Design: Igor Gabriel
Art Direction: Françoise Joset

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Monic Parelle

Did You Know?

The runtime is 94 minutes (1h 34m).

It was a co-production between: Belgium, Luxembourg, Tunisia.

The film was directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne.

The screenplay was written by Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0117398.

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Rating

7.2/10

Good

181 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

La Promesse

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

Language:

Français, Română

Country of Origin:

Belgium, Luxembourg, Tunisia

Production Companies:

Les Films du Fleuve

Touza Productions

Samsa Film

RTBF

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La Promesse

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Jérémie Renier

Olivier Gourmet

Assita Ouedraogo

Florian Delain

Hachemi Haddad

La Promesse

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Jérémie Renier

Olivier Gourmet

Assita Ouedraogo

Florian Delain

Hachemi Haddad

Rasmané Ouédraogo

Jean-Michel Balthazar

Frédéric Bodson

Jean-Paul Dermont

Alain Holtgen

Geneviève Joly-Provost

Rifi Kythouka

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