Overview
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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Awards
Won the Palme d'Or (2005)
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Nominations
4 award nominations, including the European Film Award for Best Film (2005)
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Box office
Grossed $5.51M worldwide
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Setting
Set in Seraing
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Alain Marcoen
Details
- Directors
- Writers
- Jean-Pierre DardenneWriter
- Luc DardenneWriter
- Original title
- L'enfant
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 14, 2005
- Original language
- French
- Revenue
- $5.5M
- Countries
- Belgium, France
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Cast
Jérémie RenierBruno
Déborah FrançoisSonia
Olivier GourmetPolicier
Jérémie SegardSteve
Stéphane BissotLa receleuse- François OlivierRemy
Mireille BaillyMère de Bruno
Fabrizio RongioneJeune Bandit- Anne GerardCommerçante
Bernard MarbaixCommerçante- Jean-Claude BoniverdLe Policier en civil
Frédéric 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 BolandLa vendeuse landau
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