Overview
Genre
DramaRelease Date
March 16, 2012 (Limited)MPAA Rating
PG-13Duration
87 min.Studio
IFC FilmsOfficial Site
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Cast and Crew
Director
Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre DardenneProducer
Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Denis FreydScreenwriter
Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre DardenneStarring
- Cecile de France as Samantha
- Thomas Doret
- Jeremie Renier
- Fabrizio Rongione
- Egon Di Mateo
- Olivier Gourmet
- Baptiste Sornin
- Samuel De Rijk
- Carl Jadot
Story
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival, the deeply moving new film by the Dardenne brothers (L'enfant, Rosetta) delves into the emotional life of troubled 11-year-old Cyril (newcomer Thomas Doret). When his father (Jeremie Renier) abandons him, Cyril obsessively tries to find his bicycle-- after all, his father must have cared about him enough not to sell that off, he reasons. Almost by accident, he becomes the ward of a kind hairdresser (Cecile de France), a woman who seems surprised to find herself so determined to help him. With his wild, unpredictable behavior and his disastrous search for father figures, Cyril risks losing her--though she refuses to give up without a fight. Full of heartbreaking betrayals and unexpected grace, "The Kid With a Bike" is a film about a child, abandoned to the elements, learning to become good.
