Close
Start your free trial

La Promesse  (1996)

La Promesse
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
Theatrical Feature Running Time:
94 mins

Theatrical Release Information:
La Promesse

A young man born into criminal circumstances is forced to deal with his conscience in this drama from Belgium. Roger (Olivier Gourmet) is a corrupt businessman who smuggles illegal aliens into Antwerp and protects them from the law in exchange for working with his construction company. However, Roger pays meager wages for back-breaking labor and charges aliens appallingly high rent for substandard housing. Roger has a 15-year-old son, Igor (Jeremie Renier), who has learned from his father to steal and twist the truth; Igor is loyal to Roger, despite his father's frequent violence against him. One day, Amidou (Rasmane Ouedraogo), one of the illegals working for Roger, falls from a construction site; as he is dying, Amidou begs Igor to watch over his wife Assita (Assita Ouedraogo) and their child. While Roger and his partners try to keep the death a secret to avoid police interference, Igor constructs an elaborate web of lies to ease the concerns of Assita, who does not know that her husband has passed. Before long, Igor's loyalties are torn between his concern for his father's safety and his guilty affection for Assita. La Promesse was voted the Best Foreign Language Film of 1997 by America's National Society of Film Critics. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide


La Promesse Trivia

Who played Assita in the movie La Promesse?
Assita Ouedraogo played Assita in the movie La Promesse

Who played Amidou in the movie La Promesse?
Rasmane Ouedraogo played Amidou in the movie La Promesse

Want to watch La Promesse?

ADD TO QUEUE

Add La Promesse to my Total Access Queue

Get the movie La Promesse and others delivered to your door with Total Access!
Learn How

RENT IN-STORE

Check for La Promesse in stock at a store near you.
Preferred Store:
No preferred Stores.
Check for In-Store Rental
Benefits of BLOCKBUSTER Online Subscription:
  • Subscriber discounts for online DVD purchases
  • FREE in-store movie rentals or discounted game rentals for DVD mailers you exchange in-store (up to monthly plan limits on exchanges)
  • Next movie ships faster with in-store drop off
  • New releases and classics available 7 days a week online and in-store
  • Exchange online rentals in-store for discounted game rentals

BLOCKBUSTER name, design and related marks are trademarks of Blockbuster Inc. © 2008 Blockbuster Inc. All rights reserved.

Portions of Content Provided by All Movie Guide ®, a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC.© 2008 All Media Guide, LLC.