The Child

Saturday 18th February 7:00 PM - Alhambra
The Child
Director:Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
Cert:15 Year: 2005 Length:100mins
Country:Belgium Language:French
Dispossessed twenty-year-old Bruno, living on benefits and thieving, sells his baby on the black market. Realising his mistake, he scrambles to reclaim his lost son. Winning a second Palme d'Or in 2005 for its director brothers (the first was for Rosetta in 1998), this is a devastating redemptive tale marking the culmination of one man's searing journey into adulthood.

Score

64.29%

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