The Promised Life

Sep 4, 2002

1h 33m

★ 5.1

Overview

Sylvie is a hooker whose illegitimate daughter commits a crime. She and her daughter flee to find Sylvie's first love in the countryside. The daughter is trying to get to know her unwilling mother. Along the way, the two meet a male fugitive and bond with each other.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

France 2 Cinéma

Bac Films

SFP

Canal+

StudioCanal

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Cast

Sylvia

Isabelle Huppert

Joshua

Pascal Greggory

Laurence

Maud Forget

Sandra

Fabienne Babe

Piotr

André Marcon

Mackerel

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Mackerel

David Martins

Woman of the hamlet

Édith Le Merdy

Plainclothes policeman

Denis Braccini

Wife of the plainclothes policeman

Irène Ismaïloff

Trucker

Naguime Bendidi

Motel manager

Frédéric Maranber

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