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A ★★★★½ review of La Promesse (1996)

One of the first films by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Or we can fairly say: the first film by the Belgian directors' duo that gained wide attention. (by audiences ànd by critics). The promise / la promesse is shot like a documentary, without any softening aspects. Vintage Dardenne, as we could learn and admire through the years. Does anyone keep track on how many masterpieces they have deliverd to date? Currently their new project is called The Young Mother's Home. We see Jérémie Renier in a very young and mesmerizing role, as Igor. It is this 15-year-old boy's moral coming