The Promise
by Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne1h331995Belgium
Recommended byCristian Mungiu, Christian Rouaud, Nicolas Philibert, Alice Diop, Felix Van Groeningen
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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.
Credits
- Distributor : Les Films du Fleuve
- Production Compagny : Les Films du Fleuve, Samsa Film , Touza-Films
- Sound Recorder : Jean-Pierre Duret, Sandrine Deegen, Philippe Baudhuin
- Scenario : Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Alphonse Badolo
- Photo Director : Alain Marcoen
- Set Decoration : Igor Gabriel
- Costume Design : Françoise Joset
- Editing : Marie-Hélène Dozo
- Original Music : Jean-Marie Billy, Denis M'Punga
Technical details
- Printed format : 16 mm
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 1995
- French release date : 7 août 1996
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Colors
- Language : French
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