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After learning he has a newborn son, a small-time thief attempts to go straight - but not until his amorality is pushed to its breaking point - in this social-problem drama from writer-directors the Dardenne brothers.

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ProducerJean-Pierre Dardenne, Denis Freyd, Luc Dardenne

EAN5021866316307

eBay Product ID (ePID)53552403

Product Key Features

ActorJeremie Segard, Jeremie Renier, Deborah Francois

Film/TV TitleThe Child

DirectorJean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

LanguageFrench

Subtitle LanguageEnglish

Run Time100 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

FormatDVD

Release Year2006

FeaturesInterview with the Dardenne Brothers\Theatrical Trailer\The Dardenne Brothers Filmography, Widescreen, With Subtitles

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate12A/12

Country/Region of ManufactureBelgium

ReviewsThe Guardian - The Dardenne Brothers' masterwork... Transcendentally powerful, compassionate drama... As gripping as any thriller., Time Out - Absolutely terrific... The Dardenne Brothers have undoubtedly taken their place among the world's leading filmmakers., Sukhdev Sandu - More than a masterpiece... The most exciting emotionally complex and incredibly acted film.

Additional InformationAfter learning he has a newborn son, a small-time thief attempts to go straight - but not until his amorality is pushed to its breaking point - in this social-problem drama from writer-directors Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne. Eighteen-year-old Sonia (Deborah Francois) has just given birth to a baby boy. The baby's father Bruno (Jeremie Renier) is panhandling in the street when Sonia tracks him down, and he shows little interest in fathering the child, or even providing a roof over the heads of the fledgling family. As the new and inexperienced mother navigates the bleak industrial landscape of the small Belgian town they live in, Bruno falls in with a clandestine group that buys and sells healthy children on the black market. He tragically learns that one avaricious decision, made in an instant, can affect the lives of everyone in his orbit.

ScreenwriterJean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

Movie/TV TitleThe Child

Consumer AdviceContains strong language and moderate violence