La Promesse
Summary:
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 r... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Assita Ouedraogo - (Assita)
Rasmane Ouedraogo - (Amidou)
Olivier Gourmet - (Roger)
Jérémie Renier - (Igor)
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Review:
The moral dilemma in La Promesse -- whether to honor family loyalty or expose wrongdoing by a member of your family -- is made all the more difficult when the person caught in the middle is a teenager who wants nothing more than to drive go-carts and just hang out. Igor (Jeremie Renier) is that boy, and his life is bound up with his hard-w... Continue >>
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