The Child

The Child

7.1IMDb Score
Released:2005-09-14
Genre:Drama
Duration:96 min
Country:Belgium, France
Director:Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Actors:Jérémie Renier, Déborah François, Olivier Gourmet, Jérémie Segard, Stéphane Bissot
Production:Les Films du Fleuve, SCOPE Invest, RTBF, Archipel 33>35, ARTE France Cinéma

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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