La promesse

El Biffo

Awesome. Dardennes are awesome. They always hire unknown actors, who instantly become superstars, as did Jeremie Renier and Olivier Gourmet, the stars of this film. I give this film TEN STARS!!!!!

Lynch/Fellini

The Dardenne's debut is one of their finest- a film that takes the touchy subject of illegal immigration and handles it with a humanistic touch and pits their character in a moral dilemma that is as tragic as it is honest. I loved this movie!

Harry Rossi

An absolutely wonderful and completely absorbing humanistic film. The cinematography was absolutely gorgeous with a camera that moved almost majestically. The characters themselves were so incredibly human it was astounding, and the actors portraying them were flawless. I have to say for my first Dardenne picture, I am pretty fucking blown away. I cannot wait to watch more.

Güven Şahinkanat

at start my expectations were huge , it was deserving 5 stars with those actors ... but this is not reality . it is a story which makes confession over a child's conscience . For this reason this is not a intimate movie. european people's point of view for immigrants is still same .There is no change. I dont know when they will stop relieving their consciences over cinema . la promesse 96 , le havre 2011 ... .... .

gaffordKINO

There's no one moment in Igor's transformation that feels overwrought. It's a slow build that is ultimately worth it. That ending left me in chills.

bartkl

Minimalist realism, with nothing superficial added for dramatic effect, relying entirely on the ethically bleak situations and the amazingly enacted personas. A touching story full of dilemmas in which little is black and white. This film goes as deep as films ought to go, I honestly feel guilty not giving this five stars.

bernardovazdecastro

3,5 I think the cinema of Dardenne's brothers is one of the most fair and sincere of all times, because is political urgent and especially he understands is characters. Without a single moment of voyeurism or exoticism, the other it's always respect on is consuetude and this how they built the bridge between the spectator and the film with no need for artificial or unnecessary pathos.

Bram Vroonland

La Promesse proved to be poignant in its portrayal of both public and private issues. The cold and almost documentary style of filming adds to the movie's message, although it equally hinders the viewer's ability to sit back and relax. Surely the social theme requires such an approach as it promotes contemplation. Nonetheless, I found myself losing focus at times.