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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 8

...an affecting, artless film that wins over its audience with simplicity and force.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Ian Freer
rated 8

While it combines many of the double Palme D’Or winners’ obsessions and no-nonsense approach (...) it doesn’t feel like filmmakers going through the motions: instead, it feels human, poignant and real.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Scott Tobias
rated 8

The Dardennes are studiously unsentimental by nature—The Kid With A Bike is a weepie by their standards and no others’...

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Nicholas Wennö
rated 10

Det finns många som skildrar elände, men inga som gör det som bröderna Dardenne.

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter
Critic Niels Roe
rated 7

...en fornem og gribende fremstilling af en omsorgssvigtet og uregerlig drengs bataljer med sin omverden.

Read full review at Cinemazone
Michael Thomsen
rated 8

Super godt stykke socialrealisme fra Belgien, historien minder sjovt nok lidt om PInnochio, med den kvindelige frisør som hendes samvittighed, og prøvelser med at blive fristet ud i kriminalitet af de slemme drenge.

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Cast & Crew

Luc Dardenne
Director
Olivier Gourmet
As The Bar Owner
Cécile de France
As Samantha
Fabrizio Rongione
As Le libraire
Myriem Akheddiou
As L'assistante médicale

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What is The Kid with a Bike about? Toggle content

Abandoned by his father and left in the care of an unqualified childcare provider, a young boy named Cyril embarks on a journey to find his father and prove his worth. Along the way, he meets a kind-hearted hair dresser named Samantha who takes him in on weekends and offers him the love and support he desperately needs. Despite her best efforts, Cyril's anger and frustration threaten to consume him, leading him down a dangerous path with a local gang leader. As he struggles to come to terms with his father's rejection and find a sense of belonging, Cyril must confront the harsh realities of life and learn to trust those who truly care for him. With powerful performances and a poignant story, "The Kid with a Bike" is a heart-wrenching tale of hope and redemption that will leave you questioning what it means to be a family.

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