The Child

Oct 19, 2005

1h 36m

★ 7.1

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Les Films du Fleuve

SCOPE Invest

RTBF

Archipel 33>35

ARTE France Cinéma

The Child Trailers

Cast

Bruno

Jérémie Renier

Sonia

Déborah François

Policier

Olivier Gourmet

Steve

Jérémie Segard

La receleuse

Stéphane Bissot

Remy

François Olivier

Mère de Bruno

Mireille Bailly

Jeune Bandit

Fabrizio Rongione

Commerçante

Anne Gerard

Commerçante

Bernard Marbaix

Le Policier en civil

Jean-Claude Boniverd

Bandit plus âgé

Frédéric Bodson

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