
Beijing Bicycle(2002)
A seventeen-year-old country boy working in Beijing as a courier has his bicycle stolen, and finds it with a schoolboy his age.


Abandoned by his father, a young boy is left in the hands of an unqualified childcare provider.

Cécile de France
Samantha

Thomas Doret
Cyril

Jérémie Renier
Guy

Fabrizio Rongione
Le libraire

Olivier Gourmet
The Bar Owner

Egon Di Mateo
Wes

Baptiste Sornin
Educateur 1
Samuel De Rijk
Educateur 2

Myriem Akheddiou
L'assistante médicale
The Kid with a Bike is a drama film released in 2011 exploring themes of robbery, assault, riding a bicycle, redemption, orphan, bike. Directed by Luc Dardenne, it stars Cécile de France, Thomas Doret, Jérémie Renier. Abandoned by his father, a young boy is left in the hands of an unqualified childcare provider.
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