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The Child Details

2005 Certificate 15 Certificate 15 (TBC)
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  • 60
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The Child stars Jeremie Renier as Bruno, a young petty thief who has just fathered a baby with his 18 year-old girlfriend Sonia. When the temptation of easy moeny leads him to commit an act of shocking recklessness, its grave repercussions force a remorseful Bruno into a desperate and dangerous attempt to make ends meet... Read more

Starring Jeremie Renier, Deborah Francois, Jeremie Segard, Fabrizio Rongione
Director Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Genres Drama, World Cinema

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The Child

The Child stars Jeremie Renier as Bruno, a young petty thief who has just fathered a baby with his 18 year-old girlfriend Sonia. When the temptation of easy moeny leads him to commit an act of shocking recklessness, its grave repercussions force a remorseful Bruno into a desperate and dangerous attempt to make ends meet...

Starring Jeremie Renier, Deborah Francois, Jeremie Segard, Fabrizio Rongione
Director Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Studio ARTIFICIAL EYE
Run time DVD: 1 hr 40 mins
Watch now: 1 hr 30 mins
Certificate DVD: Certificate 15, Watch Online: Certificate 15 (TBC)
Genres Drama, World Cinema
Language DVD: French
Watch Online: French
Subtitles DVD: English
Watch Online: English
Released DVD: 24 Jul 2006
Watch now: 03 Nov 2009
Production year: 2005
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  • Critics' reviews (3) of The Child

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  • Absolutely terrific... The Dardenne Brothers have undoubtedly taken their place among the world's leading filmmakers.

    • Time Out
  • The Dardenne Brothers' masterwork... Transcendentally powerful, compassionate drama... As gripping as any thriller.

    • The Guardian
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  • 23 out of 24 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Very good

    Interesting and realistic story about how a young lad can get himself into ever escalating levels of trouble. Nicely acted and set. Well worth watching as it's very thought provoking. Not the cheeriest of films mind, but then sometimes life isn't all smiles and rainbows.

    • Eddy555
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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    C'etait ok

    This film wasn't bad, thought provoking and nicely acted. Deserved the Plame d'Or that year I believe.

    However I really cannot understand of these comments of 'DO NOT WATCH UNLESS YOU HAVE A DEGREE IN FRENCH - I didn't pay to read a film!!!'

    What the hell is wrong with your imbeciles? The film is called L'Enfant!

    A foriegn film whatever next, you stick to your Bad Boys and Next Friday films; wouldn't want you opening up to new ideas now would we?

      • Jackistrad from Sheerness
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    • The Child stars Jeremie Renier as Bruno, a young petty thief who has just fathered a baby with his 18 year-old girlfriend Sonia. When the temptation of easy moeny leads him to commit an act of ...