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Roger, a teenage boy, works for his father's construction business, a company that employs illegal immigrants from all over the world. When Hamidu, an immigrant from Burkina Faso, is critically injured in a workplace accident he asks Roger to promise to look after his wife and baby. After Hamidu dies Roger's father covers up his death and hides the body. Roger is stuck between his promise to look after the unfortunate immigrant and his loyalties to his own father. LA PROMESSE is an uncompromising coming of age story and a look at a Europe in conflict over immigrants and their often harsh treatment. From the directors of ROSETTA.

 

 
   
cast and crew

genre: drama

country: Belgium France Luxembourg

language: French

subtitles: English

runtime: 93 minutes

dvd region: DVD Region 1

attributes: Anamorphic Widescreen

rating: Not Rated

 
cast and crew

Jérémie Rénier:
Actor
Assita Ouedraogo:
Actor
Jean-Pierre Dardenne:
Director
Rasmane Ouedraogo:
Actor

Luc Dardenne:
Director
Olivier Gourmet:
Actor

 
   
festivals
  • Hong Kong International Film Festival 2003 (Kowloon, Hong Kong)
  • International Festival of Cinema and Video on Human Rights 2000 (Argentina)
  • Singapore International Film Festival 1997 (Singapore)
  • New York Film Festival 1996 (New York City, United States)
  • Toronto International Film Festival 1996 (Toronto, Canada)
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    awards
  • Audience Award
    1996 Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film (Namur, Belgium)
  • Bayard of the Bayards
    2000 Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film (Namur, Belgium)
  • Best Actor
    1996 Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film (Namur, Belgium)
  • Best Belgian Actress
    1997 Joseph Plateau Awards (Ghent, Belgium)
  • Best Belgian Director
    1997 Joseph Plateau Awards (Ghent, Belgium)
  • Best Belgian Film
    1997 Brussels International Film Festival (Brussels, Belgium)
  • Best Belgian Film
    1997 Joseph Plateau Awards (Ghent, Belgium)
  • Best Belgian Screenplay 1984-1999
    1999 Joseph Plateau Awards (Ghent, Belgium)
  • Best Film
    1996 Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film (Namur, Belgium)
  • Best Foreign Film
    1998 Guldbagge Awards (Sweden)
  • Best Foreign Film
    1997 César Awards (France)
  • Best Foreign Film
    1997 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (Los Angeles, United States)
  • Best Foreign Language Film
    1998 Online Film Critics Society Awards (Online)
  • Best Foreign Language Film
    1998 National Society of Film Critics Awards (United States)
  • Best Motion Picture - Foreign Langauge
    1998 Golden Satellite Awards (United States)
  • C.I.F.E.J. Award
    1997 Lucas - International Festival of Films for Children and Young People (Frankfurt, Germany)
  • Crystal Simorgh, International Competiton - Best Film
    1998 Fajr Film Festival (Tehran, Iran)
  • FIPRESCI Prize
    1996 Valladolid International Film Festival (Valladolid, Spain)
  • Golden Spike
    1996 Valladolid International Film Festival (Valladolid, Spain)
  • Joseph Plateau Box Office Award
    1997 Joseph Plateau Awards (Ghent, Belgium)
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