Synopsis
Abandoned by his father, a young boy is left in the hands of an unqualified childcare provider.
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Cast
- Cécile de FranceSamantha
- Thomas DoretCyril
- Jérémie RenierGuy
- Fabrizio RongioneLe libraire
- Olivier GourmetThe Bar Owner
- Egon Di MateoWes
- Baptiste SorninEducateur 1
- Samuel De RijkEducateur 2
- Myriem AkheddiouL'assistante médicale
Recommendations
- 100
The New Yorker
The real reason to see The Kid with a Bike is that it offers something changelessly rare and difficult: a credible portrait of goodness. [19 March 2012, p.90] - 100
Time Out
Those Dardenne brothers…still making great movies with second-nature ease. - 90
The Hollywood Reporter
Kindness is evident in even the most hurt or exasperated moments of de France's lovely performance as Samantha. But then, kindness couched in unblinking social realism is an intrinsic part of how these supremely gifted filmmakers view the world. - 90
Village Voice
The Kid With a Bike seems to unfold in a different world than that of previous Dardenne joints, one with a wider range of spiritual and practical possibilities. - 88
Philadelphia Inquirer
It's the powerful emotional punch their films deliver - and this one is no exception - that elevate the game, that make them so satisfying, so worthwhile. The Kid With a Bike grabs at the heart. - 88
Slant Magazine
If The Kid with a Bike is a fairy tale, it's the unsentimental kind that locates the dark enchantment in characters discovering themselves during their most despairing moments. Still, it's certainly the Dardennes' fleetest, warmest film to date. - 80
Salon
An edge-of-your-seat emotional roller-coaster ride about ordinary people in a nondescript neighborhood, it's sometimes terrifying, often heart-rending and completely worth it. - 80
Variety
The breakout here is 13-year-old Doret, the Dardennes' latest stunningly naturalistic, non-professional acting discovery.
