# La Promesse (1996)

> A teenage mechanic caught in his father's migrant-smuggling racket must choose between obedient complicity and a dangerous act of conscience.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/14267

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
- Cast: Jérémie Renier, Olivier Gourmet, Assita Ouedraogo, Florian Delain, Hachemi Haddad, Rasmané Ouédraogo, Jean-Michel Balthazar, Frédéric Bodson
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117398/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, intimate, bleak, serious film night, social justice cinema viewing

## Synopsis

A young mechanic grapples with the moral complexities of his father's criminal life.

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