La Promesse
1996 · Movie · 1h 34m
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
Metacritic
82/100
Key crew
- Jean-Pierre DardenneDirector
- Luc DardenneWriter
- Jean-Pierre DardenneWriter
- Luc DardenneDirector
- Alphonse BadoloWriter
- Leon MichauxWriter
Cast
- Jérémie RenierIgor
- Olivier GourmetRoger
- Assita OuedraogoAssita
- Florian DelainRiri
- Hachemi HaddadNabil
- Rasmané OuédraogoAmidou
- Jean-Michel BalthazarThe Labour Inspector
- Frédéric BodsonThe Garage Boss
- Jean-Paul DermontMuller
- Alain HoltgenThe Postman
- Geneviève Joly-ProvostGeneviève
- Rifi KythoukaThe Seer
Stills
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Themes
parent child relationshipmoral conflictundocumented immigrantconstruction sitetroubled teenexploited immigrants