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La Promesse

★ 7.2 / 10 (188 votes)August 7, 199694 minFR
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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Movie facts

Release dateAugust 7, 1996
StatusReleased
Runtime94 min
Rating★ 7.2 / 10
Certification—
Original languageFrench, Romanian
CountryBelgium, Luxembourg, Tunisia
Budget—
Revenue—
ProductionLes Films du Fleuve, Touza Productions, Samsa Film, RTBF
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Crew

Director

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

Writers

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

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Cast

Jérémie RenierJérémie RenierIgor
Olivier GourmetOlivier GourmetRoger
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Assita OuedraogoAssita
Florian DelainFlorian DelainRiri
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Hachemi HaddadNabil
Rasmané OuédraogoRasmané OuédraogoAmidou
Jean-Michel BalthazarJean-Michel BalthazarThe Labour Inspector
Frédéric BodsonFrédéric BodsonThe Garage Boss
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Jean-Paul DermontMuller
Alain HoltgenAlain HoltgenThe Postman
Geneviève Joly-ProvostGeneviève Joly-ProvostGeneviève
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Rifi KythoukaThe Seer
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