Another compelling gem from the Dardennes—tender, empathetic and mature, yet so deceptively simple.
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Another compelling gem from the Dardennes—tender, empathetic and mature, yet so deceptively simple.
Arguably the Dardennes’ most important film with a searing performance by debutant Emilie Dequenne, though its nauseating vérité style takes getting used to.
Now regarded as the first ‘Dardennes’ feature, this is an assured realist work about moral quandaries set to the tune of a coming-of-age film.
The extraordinary lead performance by Victor Polster is certainly much more compelling than the film itself, in this decent Cannes Camera d’Or winner.