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La Promesse
1996 • 1h 34m • ★ 7.2 (176 votes) Released
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.
Director
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Writer
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Writer
Luc Dardenne
Writer
Alphonse Badolo
Rating
7.2
Runtime
94 min
Production
Les Films du Fleuve Touza Productions
Samsa Film
RTBFTop Billed Cast
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Keywords
parent child relationshipmoral conflictundocumented immigrantconstruction sitetroubled teenexploited immigrants
