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The Kid with a Bike
MEANRANK
77/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 64, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96. Critics average 92, everyone else 73.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young boy is abandoned by his father and placed in a children's home. He desperately searches for his father and his missing bicycle. He finds an unexpected ally in a kind hairdresser who agrees to care for him on weekends. Their tenuous bond offers him a chance at stability, but he remains drawn to the dangerous influence of a local teenager.
Details
- Directors
- Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
- Writers
- Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
- Released
- 18 May 2011
- Country
- Belgium, France, Italy
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Awards
- 3 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 10 →1 major award won · 3 wins from 10 nominations across 2 ceremonies
| Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix 2011 | Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix | Winner | |
| 24th European Film Awards 2011 | Best Screenwriter | Jean-Pierre Dardenne | Winner |
| 24th European Film Awards 2011 | Best Actress | Cécile de France | Nominee |
| 24th European Film Awards 2011 | Best Director | Luc Dardenne | Nominee |
| 24th European Film Awards 2011 | Best Director | Jean-Pierre Dardenne | Nominee |
| 24th European Film Awards 2011 | Best Film | Andrea Occhipinti | Nominee |
| 24th European Film Awards 2011 | Best Film | Denis Freyd | Nominee |
| 24th European Film Awards 2011 | Best Film | Luc Dardenne | Nominee |
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10 awards — The Kid with a Bike
×| Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix | Winner |
| Best Screenwriter | Jean-Pierre Dardenne | Winner |
| Best Screenwriter | Luc Dardenne | Winner |
| Best Actress | Cécile de France | Nominee |
| Best Director | Luc Dardenne | Nominee |
| Best Director | Jean-Pierre Dardenne | Nominee |
| Best Film | Andrea Occhipinti | Nominee |
| Best Film | Denis Freyd | Nominee |
| Best Film | Luc Dardenne | Nominee |
| Best Film | Jean-Pierre Dardenne | Nominee |