The Child

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A Film by Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne 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. DVD Special Features • Interview with directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne • The Image Factory: interview with cinematographers Alain Marcoen and Benoït Dervaux • Australian exclusive interview with directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne and ABC's AT THE MOVIES' Margaret Pomeranz • 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound • Original theatrical trailer

Release Date: 07/02/2007
Audio tracks: Dolby Digital 5.1
Languages: French
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Subtitles: English subtitles
Runtime: 92.0 mins
Format: DVD, Region 4 (PAL)
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Widescreen
Catalogue: MMA2568

What Australian critics are saying about THE CHILD...

"A perfect film... It's exquisite" Margaret Pomeranz, AT THE MOVIES

David Stratton, AT THE MOVIES

"...magnificent...unforgettable..." COURIER MAIL

"... one of the cinema events of the year... the real deal: a heart-breaking, tragic film... stunning... If you want true cinema, see this film..." HOTPRESS

INTERNATIONAL
"Emotionally and intellectually complex." PREMIERE MAGAZINE

"Uncompromising and unforgettable." LOS ANGELES TIMES

"A forceful, impassioned and unsparing triumph." ROLLING STONE

"Astonishing in its clarity and shattering in its power." WALL STREET JOURNAL

"Absolutely terrific... The Dardenne Brothers have undoubtedly taken their place among the world's leading filmmakers." TIME OUT

"The Dardenne Brothers' masterwork... Transcendentally powerful, compassionate drama... As gripping as any thriller" THE GUARDIAN

"More than a masterpiece... The most exciting and emotionally complex and incredibly acted film you're likely to see all year" THE DAILY TELEGRAPH