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Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, the deeply moving new film by the Dardenne brothers (L'enfant, Rosetta) delves into the emotional life of troubled 11-year-old Cyril (newcomer Thomas Doret). When his father (Jérémie Renier) abandons him, Cyril obsessively tries to find his bicycle - after all, his father must have cared about him enough not to sell that off, he reasons. Almost by accident, he becomes the ward of a kind hairdresser (Cécile de France), a woman who seems surprised to find herself so determined to help him. With his wild, unpredictable behavior and his disastrous search for father figures, Cyril risks losing her - though she refuses to give up without a fight. Full of heartbreaking betrayals and unexpected grace, THE KID WITH A BIKE is a film about a child, abandoned to the elements, learning to become good.
Original Release
05/18/2011
US Release
03/16/2012
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Thomas Doret | Cyril |
Cécile De France | Samantha |
Jeremie Renier | Guy Catoul / Guy |
Fabrizio Rongione | Le libraire |
Egon Di Mateo | Wes |
Olivier Gourmet | Avec la participation de / The Bar Owner |
Baptiste Sornin | Éducateur 1 / Educateur 1 |
Samuel De Ryck | Éducateur 2 / Educateur 2 |
Carl Jadot | Instituteur |
Claudy Delfosse | Homme gare de bus |
Directors
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Writers
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Cast
Name | Character |
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Thomas Doret | Cyril |
Cécile De France | Samantha |
Jeremie Renier | Guy Catoul / Guy |
Fabrizio Rongione | Le libraire |
Egon Di Mateo | Wes |
Olivier Gourmet | Avec la participation de / The Bar Owner |
Baptiste Sornin | Éducateur 1 / Educateur 1 |
Samuel De Ryck | Éducateur 2 / Educateur 2 |
Carl Jadot | Instituteur |
Claudy Delfosse | Homme gare de bus |
Jean-Michel Balthazar | Voisin Val Polet |
Frédéric Dussenne | Concierge |
Myriem Akheddiou | L'assistante médicale |
Sandra Raco | Éducatrice |
Hicham Slaoui | Directeur |
Romain Clavareau | Logan |
Charles Monnoyer | Brian |
Jasser Jaafari | Nabil |
Mireille Bailly | Boulangère |
Mourad Maimuni | Garagiste |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Delphine Tomson | Executive Producer |
Jean-Pierre Dardenne | Producer |
Luc Dardenne | Producer |
Denis Freyd | Producer |
Stefano Massenzi | Producer |
Bernadette Meunier | Producer |
André Michotte | Producer |
Andrea Occhipinti | Producer |
Arlette Zylberberg | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2012 | Golden Globe | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |