The Kid with a Bike

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne20111h 27mSocial Issues, Drama

Why we chose it

The Dardenne brothers, masters of realism, won the Grand Prix at Cannes with their most moving film, about a lonely boy who has to learn to trust other people and himself. They had never used music in their films before, but this time they reach for Beethoven.

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Cyril lives in a children’s home in Belgium, and his father has vanished without a trace, selling the boy’s bike on his way out. Cyril refuses to accept it and runs away, until Samantha, a hairdresser he barely knows, agrees to have him to stay at weekends. She also buys his bike back.

Information

Directors: Jean-Pierre Dardenne Luc Dardenne
Cast
Also known as: Le Gamin au Vélo
Production year: 2011
Decade: 2010s
Duration: 1h 27m
Genre: Social Issues Drama
Festivals & Awards
Language: French
Country: Belgium, France, Italy
Subtitles: Greek, Polish, English
Age rating: 12+

Cannes Film Festival

Grand Prize of the Jury

2011

What others say

4.2

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