La Promesse(Movie, 1996)

Name: La Promesse
Genre: Drama
Released: 1996
Duration: T01:34:00
Rating: 3.6

1h 34min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 70 votes)

La Promesse (lit. '"The Promise"') is a 1996 drama film written and directed by the Belgian brothers Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, starring Jérémie Renier and Olivier Gourmet. The film had its world premiere in the Directors' Fortnight section parallel to the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. The film was shot in chronological order. ()

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Awards & Nominations for La Promesse

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film nominated for: César Award for Best Foreign Film nominated for: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film nominated for: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film nominated for: Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Foreign Language Film nominated for: Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film

About La Promesse

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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Trailer for La Promesse + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

La Promesse - Acting for the Dardennes(Featurette, 1:57)

La Promesse - Acting for the Dardennes (Featurette) | La Promesse (1996) Bande Annonce VF [HD] (Trailer, FR)

Additional Information

Production countries: Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Tunisia

Shot in: Belgium

Plays in: Belgium

Made by: Canal Plus, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Eurimages, Les Films Du Fleuve, Samsa Film, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone, Touza Productions, Dérives Productions, E.R.T.T., Fonds d'Action Sociale, Loterie Nationale de Belgique

Original language: French (FR)

Spoken languages: French (FR), Romanian (RO)

Translated into 12 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 08/07/1996

Cast: Jérémie Renier, Olivier Gourmet, Jean-Michel Balthazar, Katarzyna Chrzanowska, Rasmane Ouedraogo, Assita Ouedraogo

Director: Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Producer: Dardenne brothers, Jacqueline Pierreux, Luc Dardenne

Screenwriter: Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Film Editor: Marie-Hélène Dozo

Director of Photography: Alain Marcoen

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"A Promessa"

"프로메제"

"Løftet"

"The Promise"

Keywords: moral conflict, construction site, troubled teen, undocumented immigrant, exploited immigrants, parent child relationship

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