"Promise" ( fr. La promesse ) - the film directed by the Dardenne brothers , released in 1996 .
| Promise | |
|---|---|
| La promesse | |
 | |
| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne |
| Producer | Hassen Daldul Luke Dardenne Claude Waringo |
| Author script | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne |
| In the main cast | Jeremy Rainier Olivier Gourmet |
| Operator | Alain Markoen |
| Composer | Jean-Marie Billy Denis M'Punga |
| Film company | Eurimages, Les Films du Fleuve, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone, Samsa Film, Touza Productions |
| Duration | 90 min. |
| Fees | $ 592 thousand (in the USA) |
| A country |  Belgium  France  Luxembourg  Tunisia |
| Tongue | French |
| Year | 1996 |
| IMDb | ID 0117398 |
Content
Story
15-year-old Igor wants to become an auto mechanic and works as an apprentice in the garage, and in his spare time rides on a hand-assembled map of his own. However, most of the time he is forced to help Father Roger, who earns smuggling of illegal immigrants into the country. Roger accommodates the arrivals and provides them with the minimum amenities, and takes part of the payment by work: the illegal immigrants repair the house in which they and their son dream to live. One day during such a repair an accident happens: the black Amida, whose wife Assita recently joined him, falls from the scaffolding and suffers serious injuries. Before he dies, he asks Igor, who was the only witness of the incident, to take care of his wife, and he makes a promise. Roger, not wanting to have problems with the law, decides to keep everything secret, buries Amida’s body nearby and intends to tell Assyt that her husband escaped because of card debts. Igor faces a dilemma: to obey his father or tell the spouse of the deceased and fulfill his promise ...
Cast
- Jeremy Renier - Igor
- Olivier Gourmet - Roger
- Assita Oedraogo - Assita
- Rasmane Uedraogo - Amida
- Frederick Bodson - owner of the garage
- Hashemi Haddad - Nabil
- Sophia Lebutt
Awards and nominations
- 1996 - The Golden Ear prize and the FIPRESCI prize at the Valladolid Film Festival (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne).
- 1996 - Award for Best Film (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne) and Best Actor (Olivier Gourmet) at the French-speaking film festival in Namur.
- 1997 - Nomination for the Cesar Award for Best Foreign Film (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne).
- 1997 - Award for the best Belgian film at the Brussels Film Festival (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne).
- 1997 - three Joseph Plateau awards: best Belgian film, best Belgian director (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne), best Belgian actress (Sophia Lebutt), premium for fees.
- 1997 - hit the list of the best foreign films of the year according to the National Council of Film Critics of the United States .
- 1998 - Award of the National Society of Film Critics of the United States for the best film in a foreign language.
- 1998 - the Crystal Simurg prize for the best international film at the Fajr film festival (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne).
- 1998 - nominated for the Golden Beetle Award for Best Foreign Film.
- 1998 - nomination for the “Sputnik” award for the best film in a foreign language (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne).