Promises (2022)
Clémence, the fearless mayor of a town near Paris, is completing the final term of her political career. With her faithful right-hand man Yazid, she has long fought for this town plagued by inequality, unemployment and slumlords. However, when Clémence is approached to become Minister, her ambition arises, questioning her devotion and commitment to her citizens. Will her political integrity and election promises survive her newly found ambition?
Director: Thomas Kruithof
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Isabelle Huppert as Clémence Collombet |
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Reda Kateb as Yazid Jabbi |
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Naidra Ayadi as Naidra |
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Jean-Paul Bordes as Michel Kupta |
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Soufiane Guerrab as Esposito |
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Laurent Poitrenaux as Jérôme Narvaux |
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Hervé Pierre as Pierre Messac |
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Walid Afkir as Kamel |
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Stefan Crepon as Guillaume Mars |
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Vincent Garanger as Chaumette |
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Anne Loiret as Catherine Messac |
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Youssouf Wague as Wayne |
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Bruno Georis as Doctor Jean-Marc Forgeat |
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Gauthier Battoue as Vincent, Clémence's son |
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Mama Prassinos as Karine Kupta |
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Christian Benedetti as Bertrand |
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Mustapha Abourachid as Thierry |
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Rosita Dadoun Fernandez as Madame Cuaron |
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François Perache as Elysée agent |
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Alex Andréa as Madame Gorakis |
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Brune Renault as Militant |
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Roukiata Ouedraogo as Kupka's neighbor |
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Sébastien Deleau as Angry man |
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Laurent Mothe as Restaurant owner |
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Cécile Ribault-Caillol as Woman at the Elysée |
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Jean Seleskovitch as Man at the Elysée |
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Philippe Dusseau as General secretary of the Elysée |
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Rachel Khan as Town clerk |
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Jonas Dinal as Esposito's right-hand man |
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Elsa Bougerie as Ticket saleswoman |
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Yasmine Miksic as First Serbian woman |
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Sladana Igic as Second Serbian woman |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carine Sarfati | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Nicolas Provost | Sound |
| Sound | Grégoire Auger | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Ludovic Giraud | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Alex Lamarque | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jean-Baptiste Beaudoin | Editor |
| Art | Olivier Radot | Production Design |
| Production | Thibault Gast | Producer |
| Production | David Giordano | Executive Producer |
| Production | Matthias Weber | Producer |
| Production | Michaël Laguens | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karine Meyer | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thi-Loan Nguyen | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nelly Robin | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frédéric Souquet | Key Hair Stylist |
| Sound | Guadalupe Cassius | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Loïc Gourbe | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Grégory Vincent | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Nicolas Provost | Sound Engineer |
| Crew | François Cluzet | Thanks |
| Directing | Thomas Kruithof | Director |
| Writing | Thomas Kruithof | Writer |
| Writing | Jean-Baptiste Delafon | Writer |