La Promesse
Released
August 7, 1996
Runtime: 1h 34m
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 & Crew
Jérémie Renier
Igor
Olivier Gourmet
Roger
- AO
Assita Ouedraogo
Assita
Florian Delain
Riri
- HH
Hachemi Haddad
Nabil
Rasmané Ouédraogo
Amidou
Jean-Michel Balthazar
The Labour Inspector
Frédéric Bodson
The Garage Boss
- JD
Jean-Paul Dermont
Muller
Alain Holtgen
The Postman
Geneviève Joly-Provost
Geneviève
- RK
Rifi Kythouka
The Seer
Sophia Leboutte
Maria
- CM
Christiane Mutshimuana
Rosalie
Norbert Rutili
The Jeweler
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Director
Luc Dardenne
Director
Luc Dardenne
Writer
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Writer
- AB
Alphonse Badolo
Writer
- LM
Leon Michaux
Writer
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