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The Promise

1996

IMDb

Jean-Pierre Dardenne

1996·Not Rated·BelgiumBelgium, FranceFrance, LULU, TNTN
Award tierBronze
Metascore
DramaIndieWorld

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.

Cast

Assita Ouedraogo·Jérémie Renier·Olivier Gourmet·Jean-Michel Balthazar

Producers

Hassen Daldoul·Jean-Pierre Dardenne·Luc Dardenne·Jacqueline Pierreux·Claude Waringo

Languages

FranceFrenchRORomanian

Major Awards

0 wins · 2 nominations

Nominations (2)

Festival Grand Prize

Cannes Film Festival (1996)

Directors' Fortnight

Jean-Pierre DardenneLuc Dardenne

Best Picture

César Awards, France (1997)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

Jean-Pierre DardenneLuc Dardenne