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The Child
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The Child

2005-09-14 · 96 min · ★ 7.1

Drama

A poor young Belgian mother wants her petty thief of a boyfriend to be gainfully employed to raise their newborn child, but he has other ideas.

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Directors
Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Production companies
Les Films du Fleuve, SCOPE Invest, RTBF, Archipel 33>35, ARTE France Cinéma
Countries
Belgium, France
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 5,507,396

Top Cast

Jérémie RenierJérémie RenierBruno
Déborah FrançoisDéborah FrançoisSonia
Olivier GourmetOlivier GourmetPolicier
Jérémie SegardJérémie SegardSteve
Stéphane BissotStéphane BissotLa receleuse
François OlivierRemy
Mireille BaillyMireille BaillyMère de Bruno
Fabrizio RongioneFabrizio RongioneJeune Bandit
Anne GerardCommerçante
Bernard MarbaixBernard MarbaixCommerçante
Jean-Claude BoniverdLe Policier en civil
Frédéric BodsonFrédéric BodsonBandit plus âgé
Marie-Rose RolandUne infirmière
Leon MichauxPolicier Commissariat
Delphine TomsonLa fille aux cheveux rouges
Stéphane MarsinJeune Homme
Samuel De RyckThomas
Hicham TiberkanineAbdel
Hachemi HaddadLa concierge du toit
Cécile BolandCécile BolandLa vendeuse landau

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