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June 8 (Brisbane) August (Sydney & Melbourne)
The Child
"…a beautifully acted, exquisitely observed morality tale.” - Variety
Screens with award-winning Australian short film, CLARA
Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, THE CHILD is a social realist masterpiece from Belgian filmmakers Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne.
A dispossessed twenty-year old Bruno lives with his eighteen-year-old girlfriend Sonia in Seraing, an eastern Belgian steel town. They live off Sonia's unemployment benefits along with the panhandling and petty thefts 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 potential 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.
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Winner
Palme d’Or 2005 Cannes Film Festival |
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Official Selection
2005 Toronto Film Festival |
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Official Selection
2005 New York Film Festival |
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Nominated
Best Film 2005 European Film Awards |
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Related links:
The Child Website
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