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L'Enfant

Play trailer Poster for L'Enfant R,  2005,  1h 35m,  Drama/ Crime/ Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 84% 112 Reviews Tomatometer 72% 25,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
84% Tomatometer 112 Reviews 72% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
After giving birth, teenage Sonia (Déborah François) returns home to find that her boyfriend, irresponsible petty criminal Bruno (Jérémie Segard), 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.
L'Enfant

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Critics Consensus

The Dardennes continue to excel at presenting works of rigorous naturalism, with detached observations of authentic characters that nevertheless resonate with complex moral issues.

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Adam Nayman The Ringer Apr 6, 2020
L'Enfant deals in matters of (organized) crime and punishment without compromising its emotional acuity or spiritual purity. Go to Full Review
Victoria Segal New Statesman Sep 26, 2017
L'Enfant shows a world that remains under the radar for most people, yet proves that growing up - however long it takes - is anything but child's play. Go to Full Review
David Ansen Newsweek Nov 1, 2007
Unfolding in real time on the scruffy working-class streets of industrial Belgium, this harrowingly intense odyssey charts Bruno's desperate search for redemption. Go to Full Review
Farah Cheded A Good Movie To Watch Aug 25, 2023
The Dardenne brothers’ restraint and resolute refusal to moralize about their easily condemnable protagonist open [The Child] up to being a compelling reflective exercise on the limits of redemption. Go to Full Review
David Walsh World Socialist Web Site Feb 14, 2021
Their depiction of the bleak conditions provides them a certain credibility, but then the filmmakers largely turn their backs on the implications of those conditions. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 13, 2020
3.5/4.0
Further cements the reputation of the Dardennes as innovative and essential filmmakers. Go to Full Review
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Albus G Feb 3, 2019 Another stroke of ultra-realism from the Dardenne brothers, another powerful tale, another very good film. "Take responsibility of your actions": this seem to be the invisible line connecting all of their works, and all the one I saw deserve to be watched. See more
Draco R Jun 16, 2018 Enjoyed watching it.
Apr 9, 2018 Honestly this movie is just really boring and sucks. I just don't care for it I felt that it was a waste of time I rather watch "The Kid" on top on that the characters aren't interesting at all See more
Ron S Jun 25, 2017 Are kidnapping, stealing, and lying somehow more meaningful or artistic in French? L'Enfant tries to dress those actions up as a moral fable or redemptive tale, but really just shows us a very unattractive person being very unattractive to pretty much everyone he encounters. The consequences are predictable and not that interesting. Nearly any viewer's time will be better spent watching something else. See more
Draco S Jan 9, 2017 L'enfant [Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, 2005, France] It offers the kind of suspense that attacks your soul than just your senses. 10/10 See more
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Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Director

Luc Dardenne

Director

Jérémie Renier

Bruno

Déborah François

Sonia

Jérémie Segard

Steve

Fabrizio Rongione

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Movie Info

Synopsis After giving birth, teenage Sonia (Déborah François) returns home to find that her boyfriend, irresponsible petty criminal Bruno (Jérémie Segard), 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.
Director
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Producer
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Denis Freyd
Screenwriter
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Production Co
Les Films du Fleuve
Rating
R (Brief Language)
Genre
Drama, Crime, Romance
Original Language
Canadian French
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Mar 24, 2006
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2012
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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