La Promesse
1996 · directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne
- Rating
- 80/100
- Hit
- yes
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 (1996), directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Jérémie Renier
- Olivier Gourmet
- Assita Ouedraogo
- Florian Delain
- Hachemi Haddad
- Rasmané Ouédraogo
- Jean-Michel Balthazar
- Frédéric Bodson
- Jean-Paul Dermont
- Alain Holtgen
Crew
- Marie-Hélène Dozo — Editor
- Alphonse Badolo — Writer
- Jean-Pierre Dardenne — Writer
- Leon Michaux — Writer
- Luc Dardenne — Writer
More from Jean-Pierre Dardenne
- Rosetta (1999) — 82/100 · hit
- The Son (2002) — 80/100 · hit
- The Kid with a Bike (2011) — 80/100 · hit
- Two Days, One Night (2014) — 80/100 · hit
- To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — 79/100
- The Child (2005) — 78/100
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