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2011 | B/N | 87 min

Cyril, almost 12, has only one plan: to find the father who left him temporarily in a children?s home. By chance he meets Samantha, who runs a hairdressing salon and agrees to let him stay with her at weekends. Cyril doesn?t recognize the love Samantha feels for him, a love he desperately needs to calm his rage.


Country: Italia, Francia, Bélgica
Direction: Dardenne; Luc, Dardenne; Jean-Pierre
Script: Dardenne; Luc, Dardenne; Jean-Pierre
Production: Dardenne; Jean-Pierre, Dardenne; Luc, Freyd; Denis
Photography: Marcoen; Alain
Sound: Duret; Jean-Pierre
Cast:Doret; Thomas, De France; Cécile, Renier; Jérémie, Rongione; Fabrizio, Di Mateo; Egon
Participation year at FICM: 2011

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