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Release Date: 2005

Cast: Bernard Marbaix, Déborah François, Marie-Rose Roland, Jérémie Segard, Jean-Claude Boniverd, Frédéric Bodson, Fabrizio Rongione, Anne Gérard, Olivier Gourmet, Jérémie Renier

Categories: Movies, Art Film, Drama Film, Social Problem Film, Crime Fiction, World Cinema, Romance Film

L'enfant (English: The Child) is a 2005 film directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. The film was released under its French title in the English-speaking world. Bruno, 20, and Sonia, 18, are surviving on her welfare checks and Bruno's petty crimes when Sonia becomes pregnant. Bruno sells their baby to a black market adoption ring to make some quick cash. Faced with Sonia's shock, he regrets his mistake and buys the child back at a premium -- but, after being turned away by Sonia, his mounting debts and desperation lead Bruno down a quick path to prison. L'Enfant won the "Palme d'Or"... MORE

L'enfant (English: The Child) is a 2005 film directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. The film was released under its French title in the English-speaking world. Bruno, 20, and Sonia, 18, are surviving on her welfare checks and Bruno's petty crimes when Sonia becomes pregnant. Bruno sells their baby to a black market adoption ring to make some quick cash. Faced with Sonia's shock, he regrets his mistake and buys the child back at a premium -- but, after being turned away by Sonia, his mounting debts and desperation lead Bruno down a quick path to prison. L'Enfant won the "Palme d'Or" award in 2005 Cannes Film Festival, making directors Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne twice winners of the Palme d'Or, having won the award previously in 1999 with Rosetta. It was also nominated for Best Film and Best Actor (for Jérémie Renier) at the European Film Awards. The film was chosen as Belgium's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards, but it failed to secure a nomination. LESS