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Dominican Rep. The Promise
- Original title
- La promesse
- Year
- 1996
- Running time
- 90 min.
- Country
Belgium- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Jérémie Rénier
Olivier Gourmet- Assita Ouédraogo
- Frederic Bodson
- Rasmane Ouedraogo
- Florian Delain
- Hachemi Haddad
- Alain Holtgen
- Sophie Leboutte
- Norbert Rutili
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production Belgium-France;
- Genre
- Drama | Social Drama. Immigration
- Synopsis
- Hailed by many critics as one of the top ten films of the year, The Promise is the extraordinary story of a boy's ascendance to grace. Under the conscienceless guidance of his father (Olivier Gourmet as Roger), fifteen-year old Igor appears destined to a life of petty crime. All changes, however, when Igor delivers an uncompromising promise to Hamidou - an immigrant who while working illegally for Roger accidentally falls to his death.
As Roger scrambles to cover-up the accident, Igor suddenly finds himself torn between his loyalty to Roger and the agreement he made with Hamidou. Suspicious of Roger's motivation and intimately drawn to the heart of his promise, Igor must choose between his love for his father and the demands of his awakening conscience.- Awards
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1996: Seminci: Golden Spike: Best Movie1997: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Foreign Language Film1996: César: Nominated for Best Foreign Film1997: Satellite Awards: nominated to Motion Picture, International.1997: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC): Best Foreign Language Film.1997: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Five Foreing Films.
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