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The poster features two figures walking along a pier, evoking a sense of longing and nostalgia. The muted colors and soft lighting create a melancholic atmosphere, while the handwritten text "la promesse" adds an emotional depth to the scene.

La Promesse

1996 · Movie · 94 min· Updated Jun 2026
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🌐French,Romanian· Originally French

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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.

La Promesse is a film that explores themes of parent child relationship, moral conflict, undocumented immigrant. It also touches on construction site and troubled teen and exploited immigrants.

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Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

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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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The poster features two figures walking along a pier, evoking a sense of longing and nostalgia. The muted colors and soft lighting create a melancholic atmosphere, while the handwritten text "la promesse" adds an emotional depth to the scene.

La Promesse

1996•⭐ 7.2•94 min•Updated Jun 2026
🌐French,Romanian· Originally French

You can stream La Promesse (1996) on Criterion Channel with a subscription.

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7.2/10

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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.

La Promesse is a film that explores themes of parent child relationship, moral conflict, undocumented immigrant. It also touches on construction site and troubled teen and exploited immigrants.

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 June 2, 2026.

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