
The Promised Life
Drama
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Huppert
Sylvia
Isabelle Huppert
Sylvia


Pascal Greggory
Pascal Greggory
Joshua
Pascal Greggory
Joshua


Maud Forget
Maud Forget
Laurence
Maud Forget
Laurence


Fabienne Babe
Fabienne Babe
Sandra
Fabienne Babe
Sandra


André Marcon
André Marcon
Piotr
André Marcon
Piotr


Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Mackerel
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Mackerel
David Martins
David Martins
Mackerel
David Martins
Mackerel


Édith Le Merdy
Édith Le Merdy
Woman of the hamlet
Édith Le Merdy
Woman of the hamlet


Denis Braccini
Denis Braccini
Plainclothes policeman
Denis Braccini
Plainclothes policeman


Irène Ismaïloff
Irène Ismaïloff
Wife of the plainclothes policeman
Irène Ismaïloff
Wife of the plainclothes policeman
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