L’enfant

2005 | Color | 95 min

Bruno is twenty. Sonia, eighteen. They live off Sonia?s pension and the thefts committed by Bruno and his gang. Sonia has just given birth to Jimmy, their child. How can Bruno become a father, being so carefree, and living as he does for the present, solely concerned about the money from his deals

Country: Bélgica
Direction: Dardenne; Jean-Pierre, Dardenne; Luc
Script: Dardenne; Luc, Dardenne; Jean-Pierre
Production: Dardenne; Jean-Pierre, Dardenne; Luc, Bronckart; Olivier, Frey; Denis
Photography: Marcoe; Alain
Sound: De Clerck; Benoît, Duret; Jean-Pierre
Cast:Renier; Jérémie, Rongione; Fabrizio, Gourmet; Olivier, François; Déborah, Segard; Jérémie
Participation year at FICM: 2005

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