L'Enfant
(Belgium/France, 2005, 97 minutes)
A young petty thief sells his newborn baby for a tidy sum of money, but struggles to get it back once he realises his mistake. Intense, harrowing coming-of-age social melodrama shot with its directors’ usual documentary flair; their second Palme d'Or at Cannes after Rosetta (1999).
A Diaphana Distribution release. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne and Denis Freyd present a Les Films du Fleuve/Archipel 35/RTBF/Scope Invest/ARTE France Cinéma production, with the support of Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Communauté Française de Belgique, Télédistributeurs Wallons, Eurimages, Programme Media Plus de la Communauté Européenne and Loterie Nationale de Belgique, with the participation of Canal Plus, Centre Nationale de la Cinématographie, Wallimages, Région Wallonne and Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge. Starring Jérémie Renier, Déborah François, Jérémie Segard, Fabrizio Rongione; and the participation of Olivier Gourmet. Directed and written by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne; produced by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne and Denis Freyd; director of photography, Alain Marcoen; production designer, Igor Gabriel; costume designer, Monic Parelle; film editor, Marie-Hélène Dozo.
A young petty thief sells his newborn baby for a tidy sum of money, but struggles to get it back once he realises his mistake. Intense, harrowing coming-of-age social melodrama shot with its directors’ usual documentary flair; their second Palme d'Or at Cannes after Rosetta (1999).
A Diaphana Distribution release. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne and Denis Freyd present a Les Films du Fleuve/Archipel 35/RTBF/Scope Invest/ARTE France Cinéma production, with the support of Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Communauté Française de Belgique, Télédistributeurs Wallons, Eurimages, Programme Media Plus de la Communauté Européenne and Loterie Nationale de Belgique, with the participation of Canal Plus, Centre Nationale de la Cinématographie, Wallimages, Région Wallonne and Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge. Starring Jérémie Renier, Déborah François, Jérémie Segard, Fabrizio Rongione; and the participation of Olivier Gourmet. Directed and written by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne; produced by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne and Denis Freyd; director of photography, Alain Marcoen; production designer, Igor Gabriel; costume designer, Monic Parelle; film editor, Marie-Hélène Dozo.
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