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Reviews for La Promesse

7.2 / 10 1h 34min

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.

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Review by GoldenGazelle

An understated but endearing film about moral dilemma !!!

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Review by user73811l7sicf

A fine film, balanced between social relevance and mystery

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Review by user331mrgr3at3

An intense story of trespassing and change

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Review by user1282areyoez

A Bold and Brilliant Debut; A Story about Morality and Responsibility.

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Review by user299qrvi6pit

A solid film with some strong characters.

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Review by user6379pgqr1ge

Dardenne Brothers' third feature, which heralds their incredible rising into the stratosphere of cinematic auteur-land

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Review by user183vxhu3zi7

The Gradual and Powerful Awakening of Moral Conscience

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Review by user7371nsbb0xw

An excellent no-frills film about conscience and morality.

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Review by user810dn10f43l

Moral choices, and lack thereof

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Review by EmeraldElk

very gritty and odd little film

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Review by user505n271nwmn

Another Dardenne Brothers Masterpiece

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Review by PolarPolarBear

Incredile Dark but narrated with Warmth

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Review by user7263a2cxvtc

gritty alternative to Hollywood pap

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Review by Moon

A Movie for Our Troubled Times (Though Released in 1996)