L'Enfant (The Child)

Dispossessed twenty-year old Bruno (Jérémie Renier) lives with his eighteen-year-old girlfriend Sonia (Déborah François) in Seraing, an eastern Belgian steel town. They live off Sonia's unemployment benefits and the panhandling and petty theft committed by Bruno and his gang. Their lives change forever when Sonia gives birth to their child, Jimmy. She returns home after Jimmy's birth to find that Bruno has sublet their apartment to total strangers. After an initial and promising change of heart about becoming a father and changing his ways, Jimmy becomes little more to Bruno than a new source of wealth. Desperate for money and unable to face his parental responsibilities, Bruno sells Jimmy to a black market connection, who promises to find the child an adoptive home. Realizing the error in his actions Bruno sets out to try and undo his callous deed, leading him to a powerful personal transformation.

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[blablallii]

hey i noticed you trashing this film, i also noticed i'm replying to something that was added 7 months ago, but i still want to give you a reason why this movie has won so many awards: it's reality. it opens eyes and minds. i don't know where you come from, but when i look around i see young people throwing away their education and making mistakes they'll never be able to repair. this gives them a voice and just maybe, this can help them. that's why cinema like this is importent.

[sammimitsu]

It got awards for many reasons: it's very true to life. Loads of young people in the 21st century are aimless with no idea what to do and just go round in circles on benefits - Bruno's petty crime did not make him a fundamentally evil person. He gave himself up to save the kid he stole with, and the film-making is brilliantly economical, making strong points about life with no gloss or fancy arty film-making. It's subtle and beautiful. It never intended to be mainstream blockbuster. I loved it.

[TheSpicy05]

Magnifique film !

[DavidMcAlmont]

A great film.

[demond21]

@Norksy

What? I watched it until the credits rolled...

[intwinpeaks]

I liked this movie.

[Norksy]

@demond21 that wasnt the whole film hahahaha!

[sammimitsu]

Sorry, I don't know.

[alkofly]

whats the name of the song?

[72ve17]

selling a baby is almost like making a toy on production line and sell it to consumers