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L'Enfant (The Child)

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R,1hr 35min

Genre:

Drama

Released:

March 24, 2006

Directors:

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

Distributor:

Sony Picture Classics

Starring:

Jérémie Renier, Déborah François, Jérémie Segard ...more

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Synopsis: 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 Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne. Eighteen-year-old Sonia (Déborah Francois) has just given birth to a baby boy. The baby's father Bruno (Jérémie 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 ... Full Synopsis

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	By Christy Lemire, Associated Press : "The title of the latest film from brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne ... primarily refers to the infant born to a couple of young, restless Belgians ... But the real child in the film is the baby's ... Full Review Michael Buening : Another superb drama from Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, L'Enfant succeeds not because it illuminates anything about a black market for children (the characters motivations are entirely personal, not social), ... Full Review

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	Jérémie Renier Bruno Déborah François Sonia

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