La Promesse
June 18, 1997
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...More
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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Luc Dardenne
Director
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Director
Jérémie Renier
Igor
Olivier Gourmet
Roger
AO
Assita Ouedraogo
Assita
Florian Delain
Riri
HH
Hachemi Haddad
Nabil
Rasmané Ouédraogo
Amidou
Jean-Michel Balthazar
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Frédéric Bodson
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JD
Jean-Paul Dermont
Muller
Alain Holtgen
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GJ
Geneviève Joly-Provost
Geneviève
RK
Rifi Kythouka
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SL
Sophia Leboutte
Maria
CM
Christiane Mutshimuana
Rosalie
Norbert Rutili
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