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The Child (L'Enfant)
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Studio/Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics

Director
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

Screenwriter(s)
Jérémie Renier, Déborah Francois, Jérémie Segard, Fabrizio

Cast
Jérémie Renier, Déborah Francois, Jérémie Segard, Fabrizio Rongione, Olivier Gourmet

Release Date: March 24, 2006

Release: Limited (NY - LA)

Synopsis: Dispossessed twenty-year old Bruno (Jérémie Renier) lives with his eighteen-year-old girlfriend Sonia (Déborah François) in Seraing, an eastern Belgian steel town. They live off Sonia's unemployment benefits along with the panhandling and petty thefts committed by Bruno and his gang. Their lives change forever when Sonia gives birth to their child, Jimmy. She returns home after Jimmy's birth to find that Bruno has sublet their apartment to total strangers. After an initial and promising change of heart about becoming a father and changing his ways, Jimmy becomes little more to Bruno than a potential source of wealth. Desperate for money and unable to face his parental responsibilities, Bruno sells Jimmy to a black market connection, who promises to find the child an adoptive home. Realizing the error in his actions Bruno sets out to try and undo his callous deed, leading him to a powerful personal transformation.

Genre: Drama

MPAA Rating: R (for brief language)

Offical Site: The Child

Movie Poster: Allposters

DVD/VHS: Amazon

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