La Promesse

La Promesse

1996 fr 94 minutes

Rating: 7.2

Plot

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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Cast

Jérémie Renier

Jérémie Renier

Igor

Olivier Gourmet

Olivier Gourmet

Roger

Assita Ouedraogo

Assita Ouedraogo

Assita

Florian Delain

Florian Delain

Riri

Hachemi Haddad

Hachemi Haddad

Nabil

Rasmané Ouédraogo

Rasmané Ouédraogo

Amidou

Jean-Michel Balthazar

Jean-Michel Balthazar

The Labour Inspector

Frédéric Bodson

Frédéric Bodson

The Garage Boss

Jean-Paul Dermont

Jean-Paul Dermont

Muller

Alain Holtgen

Alain Holtgen

The Postman

Geneviève Joly-Provost

Geneviève Joly-Provost

Geneviève

Rifi Kythouka

Rifi Kythouka

The Seer

Sophia Leboutte

Sophia Leboutte

Maria

Christiane Mutshimuana

Christiane Mutshimuana

Rosalie

Norbert Rutili

Norbert Rutili

The Jeweler

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