The Child

The Child

2005•1h 36m•7.1/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.1/10(276)

A poor young Belgian mother wants her petty thief of a boyfriend to be gainfully employed to raise their newborn child, but he has other ideas.

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Production

Les Films du Fleuve, SCOPE Invest, RTBF, Archipel 33>35, ARTE France Cinéma

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Jérémie Renier

Jérémie Renier

Bruno

Déborah François

Déborah François

Sonia

Olivier Gourmet

Olivier Gourmet

Policier

Jérémie Segard

Jérémie Segard

Steve

Stéphane Bissot

Stéphane Bissot

La receleuse

François Olivier

Remy

Mireille Bailly

Mireille Bailly

Mère de Bruno

Fabrizio Rongione

Fabrizio Rongione

Jeune Bandit

Anne Gerard

Commerçante

Bernard Marbaix

Bernard Marbaix

Commerçante

Jean-Claude Boniverd

Le Policier en civil

Frédéric Bodson

Frédéric Bodson

Bandit plus âgé

Marie-Rose Roland

Une infirmière

Leon Michaux

Policier Commissariat

Delphine Tomson

La fille aux cheveux rouges

Stéphane Marsin

Jeune Homme

Samuel De Ryck

Thomas

Hicham Tiberkanine

Abdel

Hachemi Haddad

La concierge du toit

Cécile Boland

Cécile Boland

La vendeuse landau

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