La Promesse

La Promesse — 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.

• Release date
• August 7, 1996
• Runtime
• 94 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Jean-Pierre Dardenne

La Promesse — Cast

Jérémie Renier Igor Olivier Gourmet Roger

A

Assita Ouedraogo Assita Florian Delain Riri

H

Hachemi Haddad Nabil Rasmané Ouédraogo Amidou Jean-Michel Balthazar The Labour Inspector Frédéric Bodson The Garage Boss