The Promised Life
2002, French. Directed by Olivier Dahan.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Olivier DahanDirector
- Isabelle HuppertSylvia
- Pascal GreggoryJoshua
- Maud ForgetLaurence
- Fabienne BabeSandra
- André MarconPiotr
- Louis-Do de LencquesaingMackerel
- David MartinsMackerel
- Édith Le MerdyWoman of the hamlet
- Denis BracciniPlainclothes policeman
- Irène IsmaïloffWife of the plainclothes policeman
- Naguime BendidiTrucker
- Frédéric MaranberMotel manager
Details
- Released
- 4 September 2002
- Original title
- La Vie promise
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Olivier Dahan, Agnès Fustier-Dahan
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The Promised Life runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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Which OTT platform is The Promised Life on?
The Promised Life isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 September 2002. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Promised Life?
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Who directed The Promised Life?
The Promised Life (2002) was directed by Olivier Dahan and stars Isabelle Huppert, Pascal Greggory, Maud Forget.