The Promise (1996)
La promesse (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 30min
- Drama
- 16 May 1997 (USA)
- Movie
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.
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Awards:
- 17 wins & 5 nominations.
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Cast
| Jérémie Renier | ... |
Igor
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| Olivier Gourmet | ... |
Roger
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| Assita Ouedraogo | ... |
Assita
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| Jean-Michel Balthazar | ... |
Les inspecteurs du travail
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| Frédéric Bodson | ... |
The garage boss
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| Katarzyna Chrzanowska |
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| Florian Delain | ... |
Riri
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| Jean-Paul Dermont | ... |
Muller
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Hachemi Haddad | ... |
Nabil
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Alain Holtgen | ... |
Le postier
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Geneviève Joly-Provost | ... |
Geneviève
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| Rifi Kythouka | ... |
Le devin
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Sophia Leboutte | ... |
Maria
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Christiane Mutshimuana | ... |
Rosalie
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| Rasmané Ouédraogo | ... |
Amidou
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Norbert Rutili | ... |
Le bijoutier
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Directed by
| Jean-Pierre Dardenne | ||
| Luc Dardenne | ||
Written by
| Luc Dardenne | ... | () & |
| Jean-Pierre Dardenne | ... | () |
| Leon Michaux | ... | () |
| Alphonse Badolo | ... | () |
Produced by
| Hassen Daldoul | ... | producer |
| Jean-Pierre Dardenne | ... | producer |
| Luc Dardenne | ... | producer |
| Jacqueline Pierreux | ... | producer |
| Claude Waringo | ... | producer |
Music by
| Jean-Marie Billy | ||
| Denis Mpunga | ... | (as Denis M'Punga) |
Cinematography by
| Alain Marcoen | ||
Editing by
| Marie-Hélène Dozo | ||
Production Design by
| Igor Gabriel | ||
Costume Design by
| Monic Parelle | ||
Production Management
| Philippe Groff | ... | administrative production manager |
| Dimitri Linder | ... | unit production manager |
| Philippe Toussaint | ... | assistant unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Bernard Garant | ... | first assistant director |
| Jean-François Tefnin | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Françoise Joset | ... | assistant art director / props |
Sound Department
| Jonathan Acbard | ... | boom operator |
| Philippe Baudhuin | ... | sound mixer |
| Benoît Biral | ... | assistant sound re-recording mixer |
| Sandrine Deegen | ... | sound editor |
| Jean-Pierre Duret | ... | sound engineer |
| Thomas Gauder | ... | sound mixer |
| Pascal Metge | ... | sound |
| Michel Vionnet | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Benoît Dervaux | ... | camera operator |
| Amaury Duquenne | ... | second assistant camera |
| Marc Freyens | ... | key grip |
| Jean-François Hensgens | ... | focus puller |
| Olivier Servais | ... | first assistant camera: b camera |
| Wim Temmerman | ... | electrician |
Script and Continuity Department
| Anne Van Hove | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Susan Jacobs | ... | publicist |
Production Companies
- Les Films du Fleuve (presents)
- Touza Productions (presents)
- Touza Films (presents)
- Samsa Film (presents)
- Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) (presents)
- Eurimages (support)
- Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (support)
- Loterie Nationale de Belgique (support)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (support)
- Canal+ (participation)
- E.R.T.T. (participation)
- L'Agence de la Francophonie (ACCT) (support)
- Fonds d'Action Sociale (support)
- Dérives Productions
Distributors
- ARP Sélection (1996) (France) (theatrical)
- Arthaus (1996) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Atalanta Filmes (1998) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Bitters End (1997) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Contact Film Cinematheek (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Folkets Bio (1997) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- ICA Projects (1998) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- New Yorker Films (1997) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- United King Films (1997) (Israel) (theatrical)
- Vértigo Films (1997) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Zeta Films (2000) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- C-sales Arthouse Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Janus Films (2012) (United States)
- Madman Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
- Madman Entertainment (2007) (New Zealand) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- The Criterion Collection (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Igor--a 15-year-old apprentice mechanic--spends his off hours at the beck and call of his father. Igor's father, Roger, is a low-life involved with smuggling undocumented immigrants into Belgium, and acts as their slumlord, housing them in barely livable conditions, and paying them menial wages to work construction on his building (among other scams). When the building inspector pays a surprise visit and Amidou falls off a scaffold in his hurry to hide, things start to unravel, particularly when Igor makes a promise to the injured Amidou that ultimately exposes the different values of Igor and Roger, and of Amidou's wife, Assita.
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film underwent a digital restoration from the original negative by Cinematek, the royal film archive of Belgium, with support from the Fonds Baillet Latour. See more » |
| Goofs | An hour and 4 minutes into the film (NTSC) when Assita asks Igor to pour some water onto her hair - the sound of water hitting the ground comes before the water is actually seen hitting the ground. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Zingo (1998). See more » |