La Promesse

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A discussion of the Dardenne brothers' 1996 film on immigration and a Belgian youth's fight for integrity. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "The Devil, God & Me" by Evan Bartels.

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