Description
Eleven-year-old Cyril (Thomas Doret), all coiled anger and furious motion, is living in a group home but refuses to believe he has been rejected by his single father (Jérémie Renier). He spends his days frantically trying to reach the man, over the phone or on his beloved bicycle. It is only the patience and compassion of Samantha (Cécile de France), the stranger who agrees to care for him, that offers the boy the chance to move on. Spare and unsentimental but deeply imbued with a heart-rending tenderness, The Kid with a Bike is an arresting work from the great Belgian directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, masters of the empathetic action film.
Special Features
- New 2K digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Alain Marcoen, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- New conversation between film critic Kent Jones and directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
- Interview with actor Cécile de France
- New interview with actor Thomas Doret
- Return to Seraing, a half-hour documentary in which the Dardennes revisit five locations from the film
- Trailer
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Geoff Andrew
