Bruno, 20, and Sonia, 18, are surviving on her welfare cheques and Bruno's petty crimes when Sonia becomes pregnant. While Sonia is absent, Bruno sells their baby to a black market adoption ring to make some quick cash. He tells Sonia, telling her that they can simply "make" another baby, but Sonia is sickened and faints.
Faced with Sonia's shock, and feeling regret for his mistake, Bruno buys the child back at a premium—but, after being turned away by Sonia, his mounting debts lead Bruno down a quick path to desperation. He also learns Sonia is pressing charges. He winds up in prison, and Sonia visits him, sharing a moment of despair.
L'Enfant received mostly positive reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives it an 86% approval rating, based on 106 reviews, with an average score of 7.5/10. The site's consensus reads, "The Dardennes continue to excel at presenting works of rigorous naturalism, with detached observations of authentic characters that nevertheless resonate with complex moral issues.".[4] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film received an average score of 87, based on 34 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[5]
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L Enfant English The Child is a 2005 Belgian film directed by Jean Pierre and Luc Dardenne starring Jeremie Renier and Deborah Francois The film was released under its French title in the US and as The Child in the UK L EnfantTheatrical posterDirected byJean Pierre and Luc DardenneWritten byJean Pierre DardenneLuc DardenneProduced byJean Pierre DardenneLuc DardenneDenis FreydStarringJeremie RenierDeborah FrancoisCinematographyAlain MarcoenEdited byMarie Helene DozoProductioncompanyLes Films du FleuveDistributed bySony Pictures ClassicsRelease dates17 May 2005 2005 05 17 Cannes 14 September 2005 2005 09 14 Belgium Running time91 minutesCountryBelgiumLanguageFrenchBudget 3 6 million 1 Box office 5 5 million 2 It received critical acclaim and won the Palme d Or at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival among other accolades In 2017 the film was named the fourteenth Best Film of the 21st Century So Far by The New York Times 3 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 3 1 Critical response 3 2 Accolades 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPlot editBruno 20 and Sonia 18 are surviving on her welfare cheques and Bruno s petty crimes when Sonia becomes pregnant While Sonia is absent Bruno sells their baby to a black market adoption ring to make some quick cash He tells Sonia telling her that they can simply make another baby but Sonia is sickened and faints Faced with Sonia s shock and feeling regret for his mistake Bruno buys the child back at a premium but after being turned away by Sonia his mounting debts lead Bruno down a quick path to desperation He also learns Sonia is pressing charges He winds up in prison and Sonia visits him sharing a moment of despair Cast editJeremie Renier as Bruno Deborah Francois as Sonia Jeremie Segard as Steve Fabrizio Rongione Olivier GourmetReception editCritical response edit L Enfant received mostly positive reviews from critics Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives it an 86 approval rating based on 106 reviews with an average score of 7 5 10 The site s consensus reads The Dardennes continue to excel at presenting works of rigorous naturalism with detached observations of authentic characters that nevertheless resonate with complex moral issues 4 On Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the film received an average score of 87 based on 34 reviews indicating universal acclaim 5 Accolades edit L Enfant won the Palme d Or in 2005 Cannes Film Festival 6 making directors Jean Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne twice winners of the Palme d Or having won the award previously in 1999 with Rosetta 7 The film received the Andre Cavens Award for Best Film by the Belgian Film Critics Association UCC It was also nominated for Best Film and Best Actor for Jeremie Renier at the European Film Awards The film was chosen as Belgium s official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards 8 but did not secure a nomination Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient s Result Ref s Belgian Film Critics Association 2005 Andre Cavens Award Dardenne brothers Won 9 Cannes Film Festival 11 22 May 2005 Palme d Or Won 6 Cesar Awards 25 February 2006 Best Film Nominated 10 Best Director NominatedBest Original Screenplay NominatedMost Promising Actress Deborah Francois NominatedDavid di Donatello Awards 2006 Best European Film Dardenne brothers Nominated 11 European Film Awards 2006 Best Film Dardenne brothers Denis Freyd Nominated 12 Best Actor Jeremie Renier NominatedGopo Awards 2007 Best European Film Dardenne brothers Nominated 13 Guldbagge Awards 30 January 2006 Best Foreign Film Won 14 Joseph Plateau Awards 7 March 2006 Best Film Won 15 Best Director WonBest Actor Jeremie Renier WonBest Actress Deborah Francois WonLumieres Awards 21 February 2006 Best French Language Film Dardenne brothers Won 16 Toronto Film Critics Association 19 December 2006 Best Foreign Language Film Won 17 Best Director WonSee also editList of Belgian submissions for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language FilmReferences edit L ENFANT JP s Box Office Retrieved 21 August 2021 The Child Box Office Mojo IMDb Retrieved 21 August 2021 Dargis Manohla Scott A O The 25 Best Films of the 21st Century So Far The New York Times Retrieved 21 August 2021 L Enfant 2006 Rotten Tomatoes Flixster Retrieved 21 August 2021 L Enfant The Child Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved 21 August 2021 a b L Enfant festival cannes com Retrieved 21 August 2021 L Enfant des freres Dardenne Palme d or d un cinema des marges Le Monde 21 May 2005 Retrieved 21 August 2021 Foreign film barred from Oscars BBC 23 December 2005 Retrieved 21 August 2021 Madeline White L enfant Pennsylvania State University Retrieved 21 August 2021 Alison James 29 January 2006 Cesar noms feeling Beat Variety L ENFANT Academy of Italian Cinema Archived from the original on 21 June 2017 Retrieved 21 June 2017 L ENFANT European Film Academy Retrieved 21 August 2021 Nominalizari 2007 in Romanian Asociaţia pentru Promovarea Filmului Romanesc Retrieved 21 August 2021 Basta filmen 2006 Ninas resa Expressen 30 January 2006 Retrieved 21 August 2021 L Enfant wint vijf Joseph Plateau Prijzen De Tijd 8 March 2006 Retrieved 21 August 2021 Prix et nominations Lumieres de la presse etrangere 2006 AlloCine Retrieved 21 August 2021 Past Award Winners Toronto Film Critics Association 29 May 2014 Retrieved 21 August 2021 External links editOfficial website L Enfant at IMDb L Enfant at AllMovie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title L 27Enfant film amp oldid 1168004149, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
