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La Promesse
Drama - 1996
La Promesse
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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:
,
Luc Dardenne
,
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Cast:
,
Olivier Gourmet
,
Jérémie Renier
,
Assita Ouedraogo
,
Florian Delain
,
Hachemi Haddad
,
Rasmané Ouédraogo

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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
94 min
Release date:
7 Aug 1996
Country:
BE, TN, FR, LU
Languages:
French, Romanian
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
16 wins & 5 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Speaks volumes about how we treat other human beings and what it means to truly grow up.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
21 Feb 2001
fresh:
Ranks with the great European art-house classics about childhood betrayed and innocence lost.
– John Hartl,
Film.com,
21 Feb 2001
fresh:
The Dardenne brothers, as shown by their empathic casting, their very choice of theme, have confessed to a burden. They believe in hope.
– Stanley Kauffmann,
The New Republic,
21 Feb 2001
fresh:
The conflicts involved are intense and absorbing, proving that compelling moral dilemmas make for the most dramatic cinema.
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb 2001
fresh:
The film is entirely within the caught-on-the-run tradition of cinema verite, which makes it all the grittier and its conclusion all the more wrenching.
– Jeff Millar,
Houston Chronicle,
21 Feb 2001
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