The dardennes began making narrative and documentary films in the late 1970s. Jeanmichel balthazar, sophie leboutte, jeremie renier. They write, produce, and direct their films together the dardennes began making narrative and documentary films in the late 1970s. Igor, aged 15, and his father roger deal in housing and peddling illicit labor in the outlying districts of liege, belgium. Mark deming, rovi a young man born into criminal circumstances is forced to deal with. Belgium documentary film makers jean pierre and luc dardenne deliver an unflinching glimpse into the horrors and. The promise is a 1996 drama film by the belgian brothers luc dardenne. Jean pierre dardenne was born in engis on 21 april 1951 and luc dardenne in. The brothers brought the unerring eye for detail and the compassion for those on societys lowest rungs developed in their earlier documentary work to this absorbing drama about a teenager.
The story is the kind that catches your interest quickly and never lets go. After 1997, all of their films have been selected in the competition of the cannes film festival. In their movies, the brothers luc and jeanpierre dardenne have addressed some of the most distressing social and human problems in europe. Net voor hamidou sterft vraagt hij aan igor om voor zijn vrouw assita en zijn zoon te zorgen. Belgium documentary film makers jeanpierre and luc dardenne deliver an unflinching glimpse into the horrors and. The plot involves a father, roger, who mercilessly trafficks and exploits undocumented immigrants. Many of my fellow film obsessives whom i follow on this site will be aware of the work of brothers jeanpierre dardenne and luc dardenne. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Con jeremie renier, olivier gourmet, assita ouedraogo. I really have nothing but words of praise for this film and the dardenne brothers. I tend to think of any film in a foreign language as an artsy movie, and avoid them like the plague. Christian bale et oscar isaac tiennent les roles principaux.