In Belgium today, a young boy and an adolescent girl who have travelled alone from Africa pit their invincible friendship against the difficult conditions of their exile.

Two Days, One Night

2014

French

7.3

♡ 30

96%

Jean-Pierre Dardenne Director

Christelle Cornil as Anne

Hassaba Halibi as Femme de Hicham

Olivier Gourmet as Jean-Marc

Marion Cotillard as Sandra

Sandra is a young woman who has only one weekend to convince her colleagues they must give up their bonuses in order for her to keep her job — not an easy task in this economy.

The Son

2002

French

7.5

♡ 6

88%

Jean-Pierre Dardenne Director

David Manna as Apprenti Soudeur 3

Abdellah Amarjouf as Apprenti Soudeur 4

Jimmy Deloof as Dany

Dimitri Legros as Le Client du Café

A joinery instructor at a rehab center refuses to take a new teen as his apprentice, but then begins to follow the boy through the hallways and streets.

The Child

2005

French

7.4

♡ 17

parent child relationship

petty crimes

pregnant minor

Romance

Jean-Pierre Dardenne Director

Jérémie Renier as Bruno

Stéphane Bissot as La receleuse

Olivier Gourmet as Policier en civil

Déborah François as Sonia

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. The carefree Bruno, who until then had only cared about the here and now, must now learn to become a father.

The Kid with a Bike

2011

French

7.4

♡ 23

96%

Jean-Pierre Dardenne Director

Thomas Doret as Cyril

Jérémie Renier as Guy Catoul

Cécile De France as Samantha

Egon Di Mateo as Wes

Abandoned by his father, a young boy is left in the hands of an unqualified childcare provider.

The Promise

1996

French

♡ 5

95%

parent child relationship

troubled teen

undocumented immigrant

Jean-Pierre Dardenne Director

Katarzyna Chrzanowska as

Jérémie Renier as Igor

Alain Holtgen as Le postier

Jean-Paul Dermont as Muller

Igor, aged 15, and his father Roger deal in housing and peddling illicit labor in the outlying districts of Liege, Belgium. Scams, lies and swindling rule their lives. When one of his father’s illegal workers gets injured on the job and asks Igor to promise to take care of his wife and baby, Igor finds himself at a crossroad. He wants to keep the promise, but the price would be to betray his father.

The Unknown Girl

2016

French

6.5

♡ 28

Jean-Pierre Dardenne Director

Adèle Haenel as Jenny Davin

Jérémie Renier as Le père de Bryan

Thomas Doret as Lucas

Ramin Namdar as Ramin

Jenny, a young doctor who feels guilty after a young woman she refused to see winds up dead a few days later, decides to find out who the girl was, after the police can't identify the young woman.

Rosetta

1999

French

7.4

♡ 18

90%

socially deprived family

trailer park

Jean-Pierre Dardenne Director

Christiane Dorval as First Saleswoman

Colette Regibeau as Madame Riga

Émilie Dequenne as Rosetta

Victor Marit as Second Policeman

Young, impulsive Rosetta lives a hard and stressful life as she struggles to support herself and her alcoholic mother. Refusing all charity, she is desperate to maintain a dignified job.

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Tori and Lokita

Two Days, One Night

The Son

The Child

The Kid with a Bike

The Promise

The Unknown Girl

Rosetta