La Promesse
1996 · 94 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 8,686 VOTES · DIR. Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 708 lines
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00:01:07 Is it serious?
00:03:56 Put some of this stuff in my ear.
00:08:37 He wants a lower rent.
00:11:00 - Is the heating okay? - Yeah.
00:14:07 Four more.
00:17:37 Go-karting.
00:22:25 There, on your arm.
00:25:37 I'm screaming 5 minutes.
00:28:10 Not today.
00:32:53 If he didn't fall, none of this would've happened.
00:36:56 We can buy some time that way.
00:39:06 Have you lost your mind, or what?
00:46:38 It must be something else.
00:49:10 There you are. Good night.
00:54:10 All's settled then.
00:57:32 Are you telling the truth?
00:59:06 Work.
01:03:41 Is he sick?
01:08:36 I'll get a car from the garage.
01:11:45 Until that ancestor obtains justice
01:14:39 The problem's her papers.
01:17:36 So... you're done with the kart?
01:21:42 Come on, we'll tell her.
01:25:37 In cement.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed708
Dialogue density7.5 lines / min
First line00:01:07
Final line01:25:37
Production Record
DirectorJean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes8,686