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Igor, aged 15, and his father Roger 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.
A teenage boy is trapped between his father's predatory schemes and a heavy moral debt to a crippled worker. This Belgian drama captures the crushing weight of a single word when survival depends on constant deception.
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Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Cast
Jérémie Renier, Olivier Gourmet, Assita Ouedraogo, Florian Delain, Hachemi Haddad, Rasmané Ouédraogo, Jean-Michel Balthazar, Frédéric Bodson, Jean-Paul Dermont, Alain Holtgen
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La Promesse
You can stream La Promesse (1996) on Criterion Channel with a subscription.
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7.2/10
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Directors
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Cast
Jérémie Renier, Olivier Gourmet, Assita Ouedraogo, Florian Delain, Hachemi Haddad, Rasmané Ouédraogo, Jean-Michel Balthazar, Frédéric Bodson, Jean-Paul Dermont, Alain Holtgen
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La Promesse is streaming on Criterion Channel. Availability last verified October 13, 2026.