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La Promesse (1996)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 34M

Director : Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Director
Luc Dardenne
Luc Dardenne
Director
Luc Dardenne
Luc Dardenne
Writer
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Writer
Hassen Daldoul
Hassen Daldoul
Producer
Luc Dardenne
Luc Dardenne
Producer
Claude Waringo
Claude Waringo
Producer
Alain Marcoen
Alain Marcoen
Cinematography
Marie-Hélène Dozo
Marie-Hélène Dozo
Editor
Françoise Joset
Françoise Joset
Art Direction
Sandrine Deegen
Sandrine Deegen
Sound Editor
Jean-Pierre Duret
Jean-Pierre Duret
Sound Engineer
Thomas Gauder
Thomas Gauder
Sound Mixer
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Producer
Leon Michaux
Leon Michaux
Writer
Alphonse Badolo
Alphonse Badolo
Writer
Jacqueline Pierreux
Jacqueline Pierreux
Producer
Jean-Marie Billy
Jean-Marie Billy
Music
Denis Mpunga
Denis Mpunga
Music
Igor Gabriel
Igor Gabriel
Production Design
Monic Parelle
Monic Parelle
Costume Design
Pascal Metge
Pascal Metge
Sound
Michel Vionnet
Michel Vionnet
Sound

Trailers and other movies

La Promesse - Acting for the Dardennes

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