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The Child

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A poor young Belgian mother wants her petty thief of a boyfriend to be gainfully employed to raise their newborn child, but he has other ideas.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2005-10-19

Runtime: 96 mins

Director: Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Writer: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

Spoken language: Français

Genres: Drama

Original title: The Child

Production Companies: Les Films du Fleuve, SCOPE Invest, RTBF, Archipel 33>35, ARTE France Cinéma

Production Countries: Belgium, France

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