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La Promesse

Original title: The Promise · Turkish title: Söz
1996 · 1 h 30 min
Directed by The Dardenne Brothers
Drama

Cast

Jérémie Renier Olivier Gourmet Assita Ouedraogo

Plot

A teenage boy who helps his father exploit illegal immigrants promises a dying African worker to look after his wife and child.

Sinekatalog’s take

The Dardenne brothers' breakthrough follows a boy torn between his exploitative father and a dying worker's wife. Raw, tense and humane, it set their style of handheld moral drama and launched their international fame.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (9,091 votes)
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