La Promesse

La Promesse

★ 7.2IMDb Score
Released:1996-08-07
Genre:Drama
Duration:94 min
Director:Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Actors:Jérémie Renier, Olivier Gourmet, Assita Ouedraogo, Florian Delain, Hachemi Haddad
Production:Les Films du Fleuve, Touza Productions, Samsa Film, RTBF

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.

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