La Promesse

La Promesse
Film poster
Directed byJean-Pierre Dardenne
Luc Dardenne
Written byJean-Pierre Dardenne
Luc Dardenne
Léon Michaux
Alphonse Badolo
StarringJérémie Renier
Olivier Gourmet
Assita Ouedraogo
CinematographyAlain Marcoen
Edited byMarie-Hélène Dozo
Music byJean-Marie Billy
Denis M'Punga
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Cinélibre (Belgium)[1]
  • ARP Sélection (France)[1]
Release dates
  • May 1996 (1996-05) (Cannes)
  • 9 October 1996 (1996-10-09) (Belgium)[2]
  • 16 October 1996 (1996-10-16) (France)[1]
Running time
90 minutes[1]
Countries
LanguageFrench
Budget€1.5 million[3]
Box office$2.8 million[3]

La Promesse (lit. '"The Promise"') is a 1996 drama film written and directed by the Belgian brothers Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, starring Jérémie Renier and Olivier Gourmet. The film had its world premiere in the Directors' Fortnight section parallel to the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.[4] The film was shot in chronological order.[5][6]

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  2. ^ "The Promise". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b "La Promesse". JP's Box-Office. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  4. ^ Turan, Kenneth (30 May 1997). "Moral Rebellion at Heart of 'La Promesse'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  5. ^ Talbot, Margaret (31 December 2012). "The Best in Old Movies". The New Yorker.
  6. ^ "Why Do The Dardennes Shoot Their Films (Including "Two Days, One Night") Sequentially?". The Take. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2023.