The Child
Oct 19 2005
•2h 35m
•Drama
Bruno and Sonia, a young couple living off her benefit and the thefts committed by his gang, have a new source of money: their newborn son. Bruno, 20, and Sonia, 18, live off the young girl's allowance and the petty thefts committed by him and his gang. Sonia has just given birth to Jimmy, their child. The carefree Bruno, who until then had only cared about the here and now, must now learn to become a father.
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Jérémie Renier
Bruno
Déborah François
Sonia
Olivier Gourmet
Policier
Jérémie Segard
Steve
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