The Child
2005 · 95 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 19,722 VOTES · DIR. Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Overview
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. Bruno, 20, and Sonia, 18, live off the young girl's allowance and the petty thefts committed by him and his gang. Sonia has just given birth to Jimmy, their child. The carefree Bruno, who until then had only cared about the here and now, must now learn to become a father.
Dialogue Timeline — 357 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:32 Bruno? Bruno open up!
00:04:54 Bruno!
00:06:27 - Do you have any money? - No.
00:08:16 - Do you have any idea? - No.
00:10:03 4 euros.
00:14:00 400 euros.
00:16:08 Can you tell her to wait for Bruno?
00:20:31 - Have I ever cheated you? - When are you gonna give us the money.
00:23:45 Write "the father" and sign.
00:27:38 When?
00:30:29 Yes, alright.
00:38:09 I'm going to tell the police, he was stolen at the park.
00:40:32 - No phone calls. - I know.
00:43:21 I got them.
00:46:07 You owe us. Tomorrow at 9, alright?
00:48:48 When they rob you, you don't take money. You did.
00:51:07 - Bring him this Saturday to see him. - Wait, I need a favour.
00:58:32 Get away! Take this too.
01:02:24 - Are they going to play for long? - They're losing.
01:06:58 - I need you. - Let me go.
01:10:39 - Do you have our money? - I'm working on something.
01:16:27 - Leave it! - The key!
01:19:35 - What's wrong? - I can't move.
01:26:31 - I have something to tell him. - Say it to me.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed357
Dialogue density3.8 lines / min
First line00:01:32
Final line01:26:31
Production Record
DirectorLuc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
LanguageFrench
Revenue$5,507,396
IMDb votes19,722