Movie No. 35 (2013): THE KID WITH A BIKE
The Kid With A Bike (2011)
Directors: Jean-Pierrer and Luc Dardenne
Cast: Thomas Doret, Jeremie Renier, Cecile De France
In French, with English subtitles
Cyril, an 11-year old boy, who stays in a home for troubled kids, is obsessed in searching for his father and his bicycle. By accident, a hairdresser finds herself determined to help the boy: she buys back the bicycle and agrees to take the boy in her ward every weekend. Together they search for the missing father.
Directors: Jean-Pierrer and Luc Dardenne
Cast: Thomas Doret, Jeremie Renier, Cecile De France
In French, with English subtitles
Cyril, an 11-year old boy, who stays in a home for troubled kids, is obsessed in searching for his father and his bicycle. By accident, a hairdresser finds herself determined to help the boy: she buys back the bicycle and agrees to take the boy in her ward every weekend. Together they search for the missing father.
The Kid With A Bike is a rare gem of a film despite that Cyril, the kid with a bike, is irritating to watch most of the time. But you'll empathize with the character once you understand that everything that he does, consciously or unconsciously, is a cry for help. This means the character is well written. In fact, the entirety of the film is a beautiful narrative although there's not much happening on the screen most of the time. And the film ends just perfectly well.
Date seem: February 3, 2013
Rating: 4.0/4.0
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