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Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Actor

Director

Jean-Pierre Dardenne is a Belgian film director, producer, and screenwriter known for his work in the realm of social realist filmmaking. Along with his brother Luc Dardenne, he has co-directed and produced a series of critically acclaimed films. Their notable works include "Rosetta," which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1999, "The Child," which also won the Palme d'Or in 2005, and "The Kid with a Bike." The Dardenne brothers are praised for their raw and thought-provoking storytelling that often focuses on characters facing moral dilemmas and societal challenges. Their filmmaking style has garnered them multiple awards and recognition in the film industry.
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  • The Unknown Girl

    The Unknown Girl

    Crime, Drama

    2016

    1h.53min

    -16

    A doctor plagued by feelings of guilt tries on her own initiative to clarify the identity of a dead woman who lay on her doorstep.

  • The Kid on a Bike

    The Kid on a Bike

    Drama

    2010

    1h.27min

    -12

    Abandoned by his father, a young boy is left in a state-run youth farm. In a random act of kindness, Samantha agrees to foster him on weekends.

  • Two Days, One Night

    Two Days, One Night

    Drama

    2013

    1h.35min

    -10

    Sandra only has a weekend to go and see her colleagues and persuade them to waive their bonuses so that she can keep her job.

  • Young Ahmed

    Young Ahmed

    Drama

    2019

    1h.25min

    -10

    A Belgian teenager hatches a plot to kill his teacher after embracing an extremist interpretation of the Quran.

  • Tori and Lokita
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    Tori and Lokita

    Drama

    2022

    1h.28min

    -12

    In Belgium today, a young boy and an adolescent girl who have travelled alone from Africa pit their invincible friendship against the difficult conditions ...

  • L'Âge de raison, le cinéma des frères Dardenne

    L'Âge de raison, le cinéma des frères Dardenne

    Documentary

    2013

    1h.1min

    tous publics

    Starting from the inside of their films, "The Age of Reason, the cinema of the Dardenne brothers" proposes a journey into a masterful body of work.