

La Promesse
Visit website7.2/10 • 169
1996-08-07 • 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.
- Directors
- Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
- Writters
- Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Alphonse Badolo, Leon Michaux
- Editors
- Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Alphonse Badolo, Leon Michaux, Marie-Hélène Dozo

La Promesse
Visit website1996-08-07 • 1h 34m
7.2/10 • 169
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.
- Directors
- Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
- Writters
- Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Alphonse Badolo, Leon Michaux
- Editors
- Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Alphonse Badolo, Leon Michaux, Marie-Hélène Dozo
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsJérémie Renier
Igor
Olivier Gourmet
Roger
Assita Ouedraogo
Assita
Florian Delain
Riri
Hachemi Haddad
Nabil
Rasmané Ouédraogo
Amidou
Jean-Michel Balthazar
The Labour Inspector
Frédéric Bodson
The Garage Boss
Jean-Paul Dermont
Muller
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- French
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- Keywords
- parent child relationshipmoral conflictundocumented immigrantconstruction sitetroubled teenexploited immigrants