La Promesse

La Promesse

94 mins | Drama | Aug. 7, 1996

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.

La Promesse

94 mins | Drama | Aug. 7, 1996

La Promesse
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Canal+, Samsa Film, RTBF, Eurimages, Les Films du Fleuve, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Touza Productions, Fonds d'Action Sociale, Dérives Productions, E.R.T.T., Loterie Nationale de Belgique, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
Original title La Promesse
Directors Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Writers Alphonse Badolo, Leon Michaux, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

Cast

Olivier Gourmet

as Roger

Assita Ouedraogo

as Assita

Florian Delain

as Riri

Hachemi Haddad

as Nabil

Jean-Michel Balthazar

as The Labour Inspector

Frédéric Bodson

as The Garage Boss

Jean-Paul Dermont

as Muller

Alain Holtgen

as The Postman

Geneviève Joly-Provost

as Geneviève

Rifi Kythouka

as The Seer

Sophia Leboutte

as Maria

Norbert Rutili

as The Jeweler