JEAN-PIERRE & LUC DARDENNE

The Darden Brothers' movies always carry the undeniable stamp of their uncompromising morality, unique aesthetic and piercing sincerity. In "The Unknown Girl" they mix their unique cinematic character with the genre of thriller and make their vision even more powerful. — The doorbell of the practice of a young intern doctor rings but, after a long and busy day, she does not answer. The next morning the police inform her that an unknown woman was found dead. Full of guilt, she is determined to discover the woman's identity. She doesn't want her to be lost anonymously and disappear as if she never existed. — Official Selection | Cannes Film Festival | 2016

In their most lavishly emotional moment, the always relentlessly realistic Dardenne brothers distinguished themselves once again in Cannes with a rough yet tender chronicle of a tortured orphan boy's path to acceptance, maturity and, of course, love. — An unruly and wild boy grows up abandoned by his father in a boarding school until -in a random act of kindness- a young hairdresser decides to take him into her home and tries to tame his delinquent behavior. — Grand Prize of the Jury | Cannes Film Festival | 2011

Taking their deeply humane and political movies one step further, the Dardenne brothers cooperate with Marion Cotillard in this shocking travelogue of a woman who is trying to maintain her job and especially her dignity in the years of the economic crisis. — A young wife and mother works in a factory in a small Belgian town. In her absence, her colleagues realize that they can cover her shift with small overtimes and monetary bonuses. Her fate lies in the hands of 16 workers, whom she must convince to refuse monetary bonuses in order to keep her job. She enters a battle to save her seat, two days and one night, before the final vote. — Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Marion Cotillard) | Oscars | 2015 Official Selection | Cannes Film Festival | 2014 Best Film | Sydney Film Festival | 2014

The first of the two Palme d'Ors of the great Belgian brothers Dardenne is one of the most characteristic and complete examples of their political and anthropocentric cinema, a stormy and prophetic commentary on the financial crisis in Europe. — Rosetta is a girl determined to find a job at any cost. She escapes the world of her alcoholic mother, a tramp who lives in a crumbling trailer and abandons her daughter, leaving her to manage all by herself. Rosetta sees the abyss looming before her and will do anything to avoid it. She is obsessed with the fear of obscurity, the shame of not belonging somewhere. She wants a normal life, with them, among them. — Golden Palm | Cannes Film Festival | 1999 Best Actress Awards (Emilie Dequenne) | Cannes Film Festival | 1999

In the years when the Dardenne brothers were front-runners for the Palme d'Or whenever they went to Cannes,"Son" was their approach to the psychological drama, with the agonizing development of a relationship between the two, seemingly unknown, main characters. A great and awarded performance by Olivier Gourmet. — Who is this boy, Francis? And if Olivier refused to accept him as an apprentice in his carpentry shop, why has he started following him through the corridors of the training center, the streets, his home? Why is she so interested in him? Why does he seem so afraid of him? — Special Prize of the Jury (Special Mention) | Cannes Film Festival | 2002 Best Actor Award (Olivier Gourmet) | Cannes FIlm Festival | 2002