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The Child (2005)

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1h 35m

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The Child (2005)

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1 User Ratings

1h 35m

Running Time

October 19, 2005
Release Date

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Plot.

Bruno and Sonia, a young couple living off her benefit and the thefts committed by his gang, have a new source of money: their newborn son. Bruno, 20, and Sonia, 18, live off the young girl's allowance and the petty thefts committed by him and his gang. Sonia has just given birth to Jimmy, their child. The carefree Bruno, who until then had only cared about the here and now, must now learn to become a father.

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Currently The Child is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Media.

Details.

Release Date
October 19, 2005

Original Name
L'enfant

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 35m

Box Office
$5,507,396

Genres
Romance Drama Crime

Last updated: 2025-03-06

This Movie Is About.

parent child relationship

baby

drug dealer

pregnant minor

petty crimes

Wiki.

L'Enfant (English: The Child) is a 2005 Belgian film directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, starring Jérémie Renier and Déborah François. The film was released under its French title in the US, and as The Child in the UK.

It received critical acclaim and won the Palme d'Or at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, among other accolades. In 2017, the film was named the fourteenth "Best Film of the 21st Century So Far" by The New York Times.