The Promise
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jean-pierre Dardenne
Jeremie Renier
Olivier Gourmet
Assita Ouedraogo
Rasmane Ouedraogo
Jean-marie Billy
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
15-year-old Igor and his father Roger run a hostel for illegal immigrants. Peddling illicit labor in the outlying districts of Liege, Belgium, their lives are ruled by scams, lies and swindling. But when an African worker dies on the job, Igor's childhood innocence comes to an end, and he is forced to decide between keeping a promise he made to the dying man, and the betrayal of his morally bankrupt father.
Crew
Jean-marie Billy
Hassen Daldoul
Jean-pierre Dardenne
Luc Dardenne
Luc Dardenne
Marie-hélène Dozo
Jean-pierre Duret
Igor Gabriel
Denis M'punga
Alain Marcoen
Jacqueline Pierreux
Claude Waringo
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 1997 award for Best Foreign-Language Film from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States February 1998
Released in United States May 30, 1997
Released in United States November 1996
Released in United States October 1996
Released in United States on Video December 8, 1998
Released in United States Spring May 16, 1997
Shown at Fajr Film Festival (International Competition) in Teheran, Iran February 1-12, 1998.
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 22 - September 2, 1996.
Shown at New York Film Festival September 29 - October 13, 1996.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 29 - February 9, 1997.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 24 - May 8, 1997.
Shown at Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Main Programme) November 8-17, 1996.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 22 - September 2, 1996.)
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 29 - October 13, 1996.)
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 29 - February 9, 1997.)
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 24 - May 8, 1997.)
Released in United States February 1998 (Shown at Fajr Film Festival (International Competition) in Teheran, Iran February 1-12, 1998.)
Released in United States Spring May 16, 1997
Released in United States May 30, 1997 (Nuart; Los Angeles)
Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.)
Released in United States November 1996 (Shown at Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Main Programme) November 8-17, 1996.)
Released in United States on Video December 8, 1998
