Promise at Dawn
From his childhood in Poland to his adolescence in Nice to his years as a student in Paris and his tough training as a pilot during World War II, this tragi-comedy tells the romantic story of Romain Gary, one of the most famous French novelists and sole writer to have won the Goncourt Prize for French literature two times.
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Cast
19 people
Pierre Niney
Romain Gary
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Black Box
Marie Eynard
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Nina Kacew
Known for
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
Melancholia
Didier Bourdon
Alex Gubernatis
Known for
The Bet
The Three Brothers: The Return
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Zaremba
Known for
22 Bullets
The Bureau
Finnegan Oldfield
Captain Langer
Known for
Nocturama
Infested
Catherine McCormack
Lesley Blanch
Known for
Braveheart
Spy Game
Pawel Puchalski
Romain (8-10 years old)
Also in
The Partisan
Némo Schiffman
Romain (14-16 years old)
Known for
Mortel
The Emperor of Paris
Lou Chauvain
Mariette
Known for
On the Wandering Paths
Looking for Teddy
Arieh Worthalter
Captain of Gache
Known for
Girl
The Goldman Case
Bastien Bouillon
Gouje
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Night of the 12th
Eric Barbier Director · Marie Eynard Writer Romain Gary Author
Worldwide gross $9.2M · United States release September 6, 2019 · Produced in Belgium, France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$9,242,157
Production
Nexus Factory
Production
Belgium · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La Promesse de l'aube
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · Polish · Spanish
Release dates
South Korea · October 15, 2017
Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Belgium · December 20, 2017
Theatrical
United States · September 6, 2019
Austria
February 8, 2019 · Digital
Denmark
March 7, 2019 · Theatrical
France
December 20, 2017 · Theatrical
Germany
February 7, 2019 · Theatrical
Greece
April 12, 2018 · Theatrical
Italy
March 14, 2019 · Theatrical
Japan
January 31, 2020 · Digital
Netherlands
August 1, 2019 · Theatrical
Russia
February 28, 2019 · Theatrical
South Korea
November 22, 2018 · Theatrical
Spain
August 24, 2018 · Theatrical
Ukraine
June 27, 2019 · Theatrical
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