Promesse Blu-ray

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Category	Blu-ray DVDs, Dramas Movies, Foreign Films Videos, Coming Of Age, French, Criterion Collection, Fathers And Sons

Starring	Jeremie R�nier, Olivier Gourmet, Assita Ouedraogo, Rasmane Ouedraogo
Director	Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne

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Promesse movie was released Aug 14, 2012 by the Criterion Collection studio. This is the breakthrough feature from Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne (The Kid with a Bike), who would go on to become a force in world filmmaking. Promesse BRAY for sale The brothers brought the unerring eye for detail and the compassion for those on society's lowest rungs developed in their earlier documentary work to this absorbing drama about a teenager (Summer Hours' Jeremie Renier) gradually coming to understand the implications of his father's making a living off of illegal alien workers. Filmed in the Dardennes' industrial hometown of Seraing, Belgium, LA PROMESSE is a brilliantly economical and observant tale of a boy's troubled moral awakening. In French with English subtitles.

Roger, a teenage boy, works for his father's construction business, a company that employs illegal immigrants from all over the world. When Hamidu, an immigrant from Burkina Faso, is critically injured in a workplace accident he asks Roger to promise to look after his wife and baby. After Hamidu dies Roger's father covers up his death and hides the body. Roger is stuck between his promise to look after the unfortunate immigrant and his loyalties to his own father. ...See Full Description

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Promesse video Product Details

CD Universe Part number	8763364
Studio	Criterion Collection
Orig Year	1996
Catalog number	2168
Discs	1
Release Date	Aug 14, 2012
Rating	Not Rated
Also Known As	Promesse
Running Time	94 Minutes
Additional Info	Widescreen; Subtitled; DTS Sound
Movie Details	Color; Widescreen; Subtitled; DTS Sound; Criterion Collection

Promesse DVD Features

Blu-ray Disc Features: Note: Conversations between film critic Scott Foundas and Filmmakers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne New Interview piece featuring actors J�r�mie Renier and Olivier Gourmet Trailer Plus: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Kent Jones Widescreen - 1.66 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - French DTS HD Master Audio - French Subtitles - English

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