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
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:07 Is it serious?
00:03:56 Put some of this stuff in my ear.
00:08:35 No problem.
00:10:51 Coming!
00:14:00 The police have to do something.
00:17:32 That's the Rumanians'.
00:22:18 You work here, you come on time.
00:24:37 I promise.
00:27:47 Get some sand!
00:32:26 Why me?
00:36:34 Why not say it already happened?
00:38:48 Come here!
00:46:20 Wouldn't you be better back home?
00:48:37 They can be difficult... principles.
00:53:45 Not far. An hour by car.
00:57:02 He's not in Cologne.
00:58:33 Five foot, eight.
01:02:55 The baby's uncle is in Carrara.
01:06:51 Igor, where are you? Okay. I know it's you.
01:10:13 It's on her residence permit.
01:13:00 Pour the sand here.
01:15:30 If you say so.
01:18:59 You believe the seer?
01:23:20 What'll it serve?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed708
Dialogue density7.5 lines / min
First line00:01:07
Final line01:23:20
Production Record
DirectorJean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes8,686