La Promesse

La Promesse

La Promesse

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1996•94 min•Drama

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Jérémie Renier

Igor

Olivier Gourmet

Roger

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Assita Ouedraogo

Assita

Florian Delain

Riri

H

Hachemi Haddad

Nabil

Rasmané Ouédraogo

Amidou

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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.

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