The Kid with a Bike (2011)

Original title: Le gamin au vélo

Cyril, 11 years old, has been left in children's home, for what he has been told is temporary, and sets out to find his father who left him there. By chance he meets the hairdresser Samantha, who allows him to live with her on weekends.

Cast:

Cécile De France Samantha
Egon Di Mateo Wes
Thomas Doret Cyril
Jeremie Reiner Guy Catoul
Jérémie Renier Guy Catoul
Fabrizio Rongione Le libraire

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This is a film that's not always easy to watch, but just about impossible to forget. Read the review

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9 stars

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How the Dardennes, time and again, turn gritty, mundane subjects into transcendent moments of honesty and truth is one of the great cinematic wonders. Read the review

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9 stars

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Leery filmgoers can exhale: The Kid With a Bike may hew faithfully to the Dardennes' house style of spare, lucid storytelling. But without giving anything away, let's just say that with t... Read the review

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10 stars

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It's a melodrama, but played with rigorous and surehanded spareness, and it never panders, even as it gets a mite hysterical near the end. Read the review

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8 stars

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The Dardennes achieve lyricism without seeming to try. Read the review

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