German title: Der Junge mit dem Fahrrad Spain title: El niño de la bicicleta Greek title: Αγόρι με το ποδήλατο Russian title: Мальчик на велосипеде Original title: Le gamin au vélo
Youth drama – Italy, France, Belgium Production year: 2010 Movie length: 87 minutes
Cyril, almost 12, has only one plan: to find the father who left him temporarily in a children’s home. By chance he meets Samantha, who runs a hairdressing salon and agrees to let him stay with her at weekends. Cyril doesn’t recognize the love Samantha feels for him, a love he desperately needs to calm his rage.
Cyril, 11 years old, has been left in children’s home, for what he has been told is temporary, and sets out to find his father who left him there. By chance he meets the hairdresser Samantha, who allows him to live with her on weekends. Another person who offers Cyril his company is a local drug dealer.
Cyrils Vater wird übrigens von genau jenem Jérémie Renier gespielt, den die Brüder Dardenne uns schon 1996 als aufsässigen jugendlichen Helden in ihrem Drama »Das Versprechen« (»La promesse«, siehe auch dort) präsentiert hatten.
This film was registered by Franz-Josef into the movie list!