Review by
Director: Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne
Synopsis
Young Cyril (12) has only one plan and that is to find his father who had ‘temporarily’ left him in a children’s home. He meets a hairdresser named Samantha who allows him to stay with her at weekends. She loves him, but he doesn’t realise that this is the love he needs to bring him the calmness he’s been seeking.
Cyril (12) het slegs een plan en dit is sy pa wat “tydelik” verlaat hom in ‘n kinderhuis te vind. Hy ontmoet ‘n haarkapper met die naam van Samantha wat hom toelaat om saam met haar bly oor naweke. Sy is lief vir hom, maar hy het nie besef dat dit is die liefde wat hy nodig het om hom die kalmte wat hy is op soek na te bring.
Our Verdict
Wonderful. Even if you have to read the subtitles, this is a must-see. The directors have won the Palme d’Or in Cannes twice before, and they deliver another beautiful film with The Kid with a Bike.
Wonderlik. Selfs al het jy die ondertitels te lees, dit is ‘n moet-sien. Die direkteure het die Palme d’Or in Cannes twee keer voor, en hulle lewer ‘n pragtige film.