THE KID WITH A BIKE (LE GAMIN AU VÉLO) Special Screenings

Two-time winners of the Palme d’Or ot the Cannes Film Festival, Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (L’ENFANT) ore two of the most acclaimed directors working today . Their latest film, a story about a feisty 11-year-old boy who must summon the courage to accept his abandonment by his parents, shared the Grand Prix at Cannes this year. For Cyril, played with o brilliant depth of sadness by young actor Thomas Doret, and Samantha (Cecile de France), the hairdresser who takes him, it’s a painful journey of survival that forges a new and unlikely familial bond. The Dardennes beautifully and tenderly capture the moment when two lost and lonely people discover the life-affirming truth and potential of unconditional love.