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The Kid with a Bike


Directed by: Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne


Belgium | 87 minutes | Rated PG-13



Screening

Friday, June 8, 2012, 7pm - 9pm

Screening

Saturday, June 9, 2012, 7pm - 9pm



The Kid with a Bike, from the Dardenne brothers, tells of 11-year-old Cyril. After being abandoned by his father, Cyril begins an obsessive search for a missing bicycle with the aid of a local hairdresser, hoping that this bike can reconnect him with his father. 


"Within its tight 87 minutes, not a lot happens, unless you count the saving of a life." - Jeannette Catsoulis, NPR.

Winner Grand Prix, Cannes Film Festival, 2011

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