Drama
The Promised Life
Sylvie is a hooker whose illegitimate daughter commits a crime. She and her daughter flee to find Sylvie's first love in the countryside. The daughter is trying to get to know her unwilling mother. Along the way, the two meet a male fugitive and bond with each other.
Directed by Olivier Dahan
53
User score
17 votes
Status
Released
Released
September 4, 2002
Runtime
1h 33m
Language
French
Top cast
Isabelle Huppert
Sylvia
Pascal Greggory
Joshua
Maud Forget
Laurence
Fabienne Babe
Sandra
André Marcon
Piotr
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Mackerel
David Martins
Mackerel
Édith Le Merdy
Woman of the hamlet
Denis Braccini
Plainclothes policeman
Irène Ismaïloff
Wife of the plainclothes policeman
Naguime Bendidi
Trucker
Frédéric Maranber
Motel manager
Valérie Flan
Farm woman
Paul-Alexandre Bardela
Little boy from the farm
Abdelkader
Policeman at the toll booth
