The Dardenne brothers wowed them at Cannes this year with the latest addition to their illustrious resume, which includes The Son and L’Enfant. Here, they focus on an 11 year old boy who searches for his runaway father with obsessive intensity. Drilling down into one of the most primal human needs—to find a home—the Dardennes eschew the warm bath sentimentality that might be expected to drown a subject like this. Thomas Doret’s harrowing performance as the boy, and the brothers’ jagged documentary style that mimics his pursuit, drive this film into a realm well beyond the conventional emotional cliches. Winner of the Cannes Grand Jury Prize for Best Film. Played the New York and Toronto film festivals.


"The Kid With a Bike comes and goes in 87 minutes, but its beauty and intensity stay with you long afterward.”—Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

“An edge-of-your-seat emotional roller-coaster ride about ordinary people in a nondescript neighborhood, it's sometimes terrifying, often heart-rending and completely worth it.”—Andrew O’Hehir, Salon

“Few, if any, contemporary filmmakers can match the Dardennes for unstinting compassion, rigorous avoidance of sentimentality and unimpeachable emotional integrity.... The Belgian siblings are again at the peak of their powers in this impeccably observed drama.”—David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter