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La Promesse

Release Date:June 18, 1997

Running Time:94 min

Genres:Drama

Directors

Cast

Jérémie Renier Olivier Gourmet Assita Ouedraogo Florian Delain Hachemi Haddad Rasmané Ouédraogo Jean-Michel Balthazar Frédéric Bodson Jean-Paul Dermont Alain Holtgen Geneviève Joly-Provost Rifi Kythouka

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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.

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