L'Enfant 2005  R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Child
Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Cast: Jeremie Renier, Deborah Francois, Jeremie Segard, Fabrizio Rongione, Olivier Gormet, Stephane Bissot, Mireille Bailly, Anne Gerard, Bernard Marbaix, Frederic Bodson, Leon Michaux, Samuel De Ryck
After gang member Bruno (Jeremie Renier) and his 18-year-old girlfriend, Sonia (Deborah Francois), have a baby, Bruno sees a chance to make money by selling the baby through an illegal adoption market. In the nick of time, Bruno realizes the repercussions wrought by his actions and reneges on the deal. But, now he has another set of problems to deal with from the baby traders.
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Rosetta 1999  R, 94 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Cast: Emilie Dequenne, Fabrizio Rongione, Anne Yernaux, Olivier Gourmet, Bernard Marbaix, Frederic Bodson, Florian Delain, Christiane Dorval, Mireille Bailly, Thomas Gollas
This film won the "Palm d'Or" prize for best film at the Cannes film festival where Emilie Dequenne also took honors for the "Best Actress" award for her portrayal of 17-year-old Rosetta who is desperate in her attempts to rise beyond her wretched family circumstances.
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The Son 2002  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Cast: Olivier Gourmet, Morgan Marinne, Isabella Soupart, Remy Renaud, Nassim Hassaini, Kevin Leroy, Felicien Pitsaer, Fabian Marnette, Jimmy Deloof, Annette Closset
Quiet, middle-aged Olivier (Olivier Gourmet)–a carpentry teacher at a rehab center for troubled boys–at first refuses to work with new arrival Francis (Morgan Marinne) because five years ago Francis murdered Olivier's son. But Olivier reconsiders, takes on Francis as his apprentice, and then begins to stalk Francis throughout the city.
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| 1. L'Enfant (2005)
aka: The Child
2. Rosetta (1999)
3. The Son (2002)
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