Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is La Promesse easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does La Promesse end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is La Promesse scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is La Promesse violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

La Promesse

Name: La Promesse
Genre: Drama
Released: 1996
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Jérémie Renier, Olivier Gourmet, Assita Ouedraogo, Florian Delain, Hachemi Haddad

Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

Produced by Les Films du Fleuve, Touza Productions

199694 min7.2 / 10

A morally austere coming-of-age drama about a teenager caught between filial loyalty and ethical conscience in a world of exploitation and deception.

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.

Clusters

Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Houses and Dwellings Immigrants and Exiles Family Relationships

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Parent Child Relationship Moral Conflict Undocumented Immigrant Construction Site Troubled Teen Exploited Immigrants

Questions people ask

Is La Promesse sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is La Promesse easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does La Promesse end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is La Promesse scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is La Promesse violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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