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2005 | Color | 91:00

Bruno is 20; Sonia is 18. They live off Sonia’s pension and the thefts committed by Bruno and his gang. Sonia has just given birth to Jimmy, their child. How can Bruno be a father, irresponsible as he is, living hand-to-mouth, thinking only of the profits from his deals?


Country: Bélgica
Direction: Dardenne; Jean-Pierre, Dardenne; Luc
Script: Dardenne; Luc, Dardenne; Jean-Pierre
Production: Dardenne; Luc, Dardenne; Jean-Pierre, Freyd; Denis
Photography: Marcoen; Alain
Sound: Duret; Jean-Pierre
Cast:Renier; Jérémie, Rongione; Fabrizio, Gourmet; Olivier, Segard; Jérémie, Déborah François
Art direction: Gabriel; Igor
Participation year at FICM: 2019

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