The Kid on a Bike

At about 11, the stubborn and impulsive Cyril seems on his way to delinquency: he has no mother, his father wants a new life without him, so he's in a foster institution. He searches for his father, wanting him and his bike. Through the intersession of Samantha, a hairdresser Cyril happens upon, he gets his bike back, and she offers to take him into her home on weekends. He remains aloof from her and gets involved with a young crook. Is Cyril intent on driving Samantha away - and what then?

Keywords

  • Cannes 2025: Nominated Directors’ Filmography
  • Cannes : Winners' Filmography
  • Cannes: En compétition
  • European Film Awards
  • Festival de Cannes
  • Festival de Cannes - Tax Shelter
  • Golden Globes
  • Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne
  • Jérémie Renier
  • Panorama : Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne
  • Childhood
  • identity
  • parenthood

Actors

  • Fabrizio Rongione
  • Thomas Doret
  • Olivier Gourmet
  • Jérémie Renier
  • Egon Di Mateo
  • Cécile de France

Director

  • Luc Dardenne
  • Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Drama


1h 27min


-12

FR


NL

Belgium
France
2010
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.

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.


At about 11, the stubborn and impulsive Cyril seems on his way to delinquency: he has no mother, his father wants a new life without him, so he's in a foster institution. He searches for his father, wanting him and his bike. Through the intersession of Samantha, a hairdresser Cyril happens upon, he gets his bike back, and she offers to take him into her home on weekends. He remains aloof from her and gets involved with a young crook. Is Cyril intent on driving Samantha away - and what then?

Festivals

Cast & Crew