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The Promised Life

2002·93 min

The Promised Life

Directed by Olivier Dahan

Drama

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.

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Isabelle Huppert

Sylvia

Pascal Greggory

Joshua

Laurence

Sandra

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Agnès Fustier-Dahan

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What is The Promised Life about?

The Promised Life (2002) is about 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.

Who directed The Promised Life?

Olivier Dahan directed The Promised Life (2002).

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