Cécile de France

Thomas Doret

Jérémie Renier

Fabrizio Rongione

Olivier Gourmet

Egon Di Mateo

Baptiste Sornin

Samuel De Rijk

Myriem Akheddiou

Luc Dardenne

Denis Freyd

Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Delphine Tomson

Alain Marcoen

Andrea Occhipinti

Thomas Gauder

Stefano Massenzi

Arlette Zylberberg

Jean-Pierre Duret

André Michotte

Benoît De Clerck

Bernadette Meunier

Thomas Alfandari

Maïra Ramedhan Levi

Marie-Hélène Dozo

Igor Gabriel

Marika Piedboeuf

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The Kid with a Bike

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assault

riding a bicycle

redemption

orphan

bike

stolen bicycle

pardon

denial

criminal gang

deadbeat dad

acceptance

new life

period  of adjustment

foster mom

Andres Gomez

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Hats off to Thomas Doret here as he creates a character in "Cyril" that I'd cheerfully have strangled. Now, of course this young lad has some just cause for being a genuine pain in the neck. He's been abandoned by his mother; his father just wants shot of him and though his only real adult friend "Samantha" (Cécile de France) does her best she just isn't what the boy wants. When a lad tries to steal his bike - his lifeline for staying in touch with his dad - he gets involved in some fisticuffs that earns him the nickname "Pitbull" and a new friend in "Weston" (Egon Di Mateo). Nobody wants him to be his pal, though, as he has a reputation as the local drug dealer. The question for "Cyril" now is whether he accepts the freely offered, but more limiting, affection of "Samantha" or does he see his new and exciting best pal as a way to move on from his hopelessness. There's a solid supporting cast to illustrate the roles social services try to play in helping out, but it's all essentially about the young Doret and his ability to tell the story from a child's perspective: vulnerable, mischievous and craving someone who will want him. It's not without it's laughs, and is well worth and hour and an half.

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The Kid with a Bike( 2011)

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A review by Andres Gomez

Written by Andres Gomez on Tue Oct 01 2013

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