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Promises

Promises

Promises

Promises

2022•1h 38m•

★6.3(128 ratings)

Drama

Overview

Clémence, the fearless mayor of a town near Paris, is completing the final term of her political career. With her faithful right-hand man Yazid, she has long fought for this town plagued by inequality, unemployment and slumlords. However, when Clémence is approached to become Minister, her ambition arises, questioning her devotion and commitment to her citizens. Will her political integrity and election promises survive her newly found ambition?

Director

Thomas Kruithof

Writers

Thomas Kruithof, Jean-Baptiste Delafon

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Main Cast

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Clémence Collombet

Reda Kateb

Reda Kateb

Yazid Jabbi

Naidra Ayadi

Naidra Ayadi

Naidra

Jean-Paul Bordes

Jean-Paul Bordes

Michel Kupta

Soufiane Guerrab

Soufiane Guerrab

Esposito

Laurent Poitrenaux

Laurent Poitrenaux

Jérôme Narvaux

Hervé Pierre

Hervé Pierre

Pierre Messac

Walid Afkir

Walid Afkir

Kamel

Stefan Crepon

Stefan Crepon

Guillaume Mars

Vincent Garanger

Vincent Garanger

Chaumette

Anne Loiret

Anne Loiret

Catherine Messac

Youssouf Wague

Youssouf Wague

Wayne

Full Crew

Direction

First Assistant Director: Ludovic Giraud
Director: Thomas Kruithof

Writing

Writer: Thomas Kruithof
Writer: Jean-Baptiste Delafon

Production

Casting: Michaël Laguens
Producer: Matthias Weber
Executive Producer: David Giordano
Producer: Thibault Gast

Music & Sound

Sound: Nicolas Provost
Original Music Composer: Grégoire Auger
Sound Engineer: Nicolas Provost
Dialogue Editor: Guadalupe Cassius
Foley Editor: Loïc Gourbe
Foley Artist: Grégory Vincent

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Alex Lamarque

Editing

Editor: Jean-Baptiste Beaudoin

Art Direction

Production Design: Olivier Radot

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Designer: Carine Sarfati
Key Makeup Artist: Thi-Loan Nguyen
Key Makeup Artist: Nelly Robin
Key Hair Stylist: Frédéric Souquet
Key Hair Stylist: Karine Meyer

Keywords

politics

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Did You Know?

#1

The original title is "Les Promesses" (FR).

#2

The runtime is 98 minutes (1h 38m).

#3

The film was directed by Thomas Kruithof.

#4

The screenplay was written by Thomas Kruithof and Jean-Baptiste Delafon.

#5

The score was composed by Grégoire Auger.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Alex Lamarque.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt13846472.

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Rating

6.3/10

Average

128 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Les Promesses

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

12

Language:

Français

Country of Origin:

France

Production Companies:

24 25 Films

France 2 Cinéma

France 2 Cinéma