The Child 2005

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The Child ★★ L'Enfant 2005 (R)

Amoral, 20-year-old petty criminal Bruno (Renier) and his younger girlfriend Sonia (Francois) have just had a baby boy. Unprepared for fatherhood, he casually sells the child to a black market adoption ring. Bruno discovers his thoughtless actions have consequences when Sonia becomes hysterical and wants her son back. This turns out to be less easy than the original transaction. French with subtitles. 95m/C DVD . BE FR Jeremie Renier, Fabrizio Rongione, Olivier Gourmet, Deborah Francois, Jeremie Segard, Samuel de Ryck, Mireille Bailly; D: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne; W: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne; C: Alain Marcoen.