The Promise
In this acclaimed and gripping social portrait of immoral lives in need of rescue, Igor (Jérémie Renier), aged 15, and his father Roger (Olivier Gourmet) 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.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Actors: Assita Ouedraogo, Florian Delain, Hachemi Haddad, Jérémie Renier, Olivier Gourmet, Rasmane Ouedraogo
Country: Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Tunisia