poster movie

La Promesse

7.2 average rating
★★★★★
7.2
French / 94 MIN. / 1996

The Genres

The Synopsis

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.

The Cast

Jérémie RenierOlivier GourmetAssita OuedraogoFlorian DelainHachemi HaddadRasmané OuédraogoJean-Michel BalthazarFrédéric BodsonJean-Paul DermontAlain HoltgenGeneviève Joly-ProvostRifi KythoukaSophia LeboutteChristiane MutshimuanaNorbert Rutili

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