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Bruno and Sonia, a young couple living off her benefit and the thefts committed by his gang, have a new source of money: their newborn son. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
11 wins & 12 nominations moreUser Comments:
Another powerful story of the downtrodden from the Dardennes moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jérémie Renier | ... | Bruno | |
| Déborah François | ... | Sonia | |
| Jérémie Segard | ... | Steve | |
| Fabrizio Rongione | ... | Jeune Bandit | |
| Olivier Gourmet | ... | Policier en civil | |
| Anne Gerard | ... | Commerçante (as Anne Gérard) | |
| Bernard Marbaix | ... | Commerçant | |
| Jean-Claude Boniverd | ... | Le Policier en civil | |
| Frédéric Bodson | ... | Bandit plus âgé | |
| Marie-Rose Roland | ... | Une infirmière | |
| Leon Michaux | ... | Policier Commissariat (as Léon Michaux) | |
| Delphine Tomson | ... | La fille aux cheveux rouges | |
| Stéphane Marsin | ... | Jeune Homme | |
| Samuel De Ryck | ... | Thomas | |
| François Olivier | ... | Remy |
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Rated R for brief language.Parents Guide:
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Argentina:95 min | USA:100 min | France:95 min | France:100 minLanguage:
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South Korea:12 | UK:12A | Brazil:12 | Brazil:16 (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival) | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:AL | USA:R | Belgium:KT | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Sweden:11 | Czech Republic:15 | Finland:K-11 | Taiwan:GP | Australia:M | Portugal:M/12 | Hungary:16 | Hong Kong:IIAMOVIEmeter: 
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The Dardennes, who won their second Palme d"Or at Cannes this year with "L'Enfant" (The Child), describe it as "a love story that is also the story of a father." Twenty-year-old Bruno (Jérémie Renier) is a petty thief and scam artist in Seraing, an east Belgian steel town, who lives off his girlfriend's welfare and impulsively spends whatever he steals. When eighteen-year-old Sonia (Déborah François) returns after the birth of their son Jimmy, Bruno's far worse than merely unready to accept the responsibility of fatherhood. Unbeknownst to Sonia, he decides to sell the baby on the black market. The film is about what happens following this grotesquely ill-advised decision. Who is really the "child" here? Well, clearly the story is about Bruno.
"L'Enfant" is urgent with movement and has little talk. As with the 1996 "La promesse" (The Promise, 1996), where Jérémie Renier debuted, "Rosetta" (1999), and "Le Fils" (The Son, 2003), the action is ceaseless and obsessive and seems almost real-time. But the Dardennes make every minute count. In those rare moments when the hyper-kinetic Bruno is momentarily still and the camera looks into his face, there's a strong sense of the doubt that will lead to his transformation. When Bruno tells Sonia "I'm sorry," or "I need you" and "I love you" the words carry weight because he doesn't normally ever say such things. But Sonia says, "You lie as you breathe." "L'Enfant" is as powerful and accomplished as anything the Dardennes have done, and as thought-provoking.