The Child

The Child

1h 35m 2005 Drama Belgium, France
Budget: - Revenue: $5,507,396

Bruno and Sonia, a young couple living off her benefit and the thefts committed by his gang, have a new source of money: their newborn son. Bruno, 20, and Sonia, 18, live off the young girl's allowance and the petty thefts committed by him and his gang. Sonia has just given birth to Jimmy, their child. The carefree Bruno, who until then had only cared about the here and now, must now learn to become a father.

Director

Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Writer

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne