L'Enfant (The Child) (2005)

Drama

1 hr. 35 min.

Palme d'Or winner at 2005 Cannes, about a young Belgian couple with a criminal past who try to recover their infant child who was sold on the black market.

Not Rated

Directed by: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

Starring: Olivier Gourmet, Fabrizio Rongione, Jérémie Rénier, Deborah Francois, Jérémie Segard

Theatrical Release Date: 3/24/2006

Release Type: NY/LA

U.S. Box Office: $651,234

Video/DVD Release Date: 8/15/2006

Distributor: Sony Pictures

Country: Belgium / France

Language: French

Offsite: IMDB | Official Site

CRITIC	RATING	QUOTE
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert	9
Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips	8	L'Enfant is the brothers' latest, and it is very good.
E!	6	The filmmakers let many scenes linger too long but manage to achieve a sense of realism that occasionally packs dramatic punch.
filmcritic.com Chris Cabin	9	To be completely frank, a film like this is so rich and layered that no amount of writing will do it justice.
New York Post V. A. Musetto	7	...expertly directed in a low-key, naturalistic way...
TV Guide Ken Fox	9	...raw, often brilliant...
Reel James Emanuel Shapiro	7	...a great film.
Slant Magazine Ed Gonzalez	10	...nothing short of a miracle.
Rolling Stone Peter Travers	8	...a forceful, impassioned and unsparing triumph...
Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman	7	...a stark, fascinating, and naggingly detached character study.
New York Times Manohla Dargis	9	...[a work of] terrific urgency...
Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan	9	...uncompromising and unforgettable.
People Leah Rozen	8	...a poignant French-language drama...
LA Weekly Ella Taylor	9	...searing...
Village Voice J. Hoberman	9	...a triumphant tale of crime and punishment...
Onion AV Club Noel Murray	10	...a white-knuckle trip inside the anxiety that's become a common part of growing up a consumer.
Premiere Glenn Kenny	9	For all its seeming simplicity, this is an emotionally and intellectually complex film that holds the viewer in a grip as tight as any classic thriller you can name.
Christian Science Monitor Peter Rainer	8

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ALL AVERAGE CRITIC RATING	8.4
AVERAGE USER RATING (3 ratings)	6.7

USER REVIEWS:

blindholms 5

I would hardly call this white knuckle. It's basically a story about a couple of immature kids that have a baby and the mother is responsible enough to care when the father sells it. nuff said.