L'Enfant

AKA:

The Child

Release Date:

Mar 24, 2006

MPAA Rating:

R

Running Time:

1:35

Genre:

Drama

Director:

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

Cast:

Jérémie Renier	Bruno
Déborah François	Sonia
Jérémie Segard	Steve
Fabrizio Rongione	Young Thug
Olivier Gourmet	Plainclothes Officer
Stéphane Bissot	Receiver
Mireille Bailly	Bruno's Mother
Anne Gerard	Female Shopkeeper
Bernard Marbaix	Shopkeeper
Frédéric Bodson	Older Thug
Léon Michaux	Police Station Policeman
Samuel De Ryck	Thomas

Producers:

Jean-Pierre Dardenne , Luc Dardenne , Denis Freyd

Writers:

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

Language:

English

Official Website:

http://www.sonyclassics.com/thechild/

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The Stolen Children

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Tsotsi

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After giving birth, teenage Sonia returns home to find that her boyfriend, irresponsible petty criminal Bruno, has sublet their apartment. Sonia tracks Bruno down on the street, and after the couple spends the night together, they decide to start a new life with the baby. But the next morning, Bruno sells their child for cash, sending Sonia into shock. Shaken by her decision to press charges against him, Bruno sets out to retrieve the baby.

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