La Promesse

Aug 7, 1996

1h 34m

★ 7.2

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Les Films du Fleuve

Touza Productions

Samsa Film

RTBF

La Promesse Trailers

Cast

Igor

Jérémie Renier

Roger

Olivier Gourmet

Assita

Assita Ouedraogo

Riri

Florian Delain

Nabil

Hachemi Haddad

Amidou

Rasmané Ouédraogo

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