The Promise
La promesse
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Igor--a 15-year-old apprentice mechanic--spends his off hours at the beck and call of his father. Igor's father, Roger, is a low-life involved with smuggling undocumented immigrants into Belgium, and acts as their slumlord, housing them in barely livable conditions, and paying them menial wages to work construction on his building (among other scams). When the building inspector pays a surprise visit and Amidou falls off a scaffold in his hurry to hide, things start to unravel, particularly when Igor makes a promise to the injured Amidou that ultimately exposes the different values of Igor and Roger, and of Amidou's wife, Assita.
Rating: Rating: 7.7/10 (8.4K)
time Duration: 90 Minutes
Calender Release Date: Oct 9, 1996
Country: Belgium,France,Luxembourg,Tunisia
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    • Stars: Jérémie Renier, Olivier Gourmet, Assita Ouedraogo
    • Director(s): Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
    • Writer(s): Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
    • Plot Keywords: belgium, two directors, teenage boy, illegal immigration, baby
    • Production Company: Les Films du Fleuve,Touza Productions,Touza Films

    Roger uses his son Igor to ruthlessly traffic and exploit undocumented immigrants. When one of the immigrants is killed, Igor is guilt-ridden and wants to care for the dead man's family against his father's orders.

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