This quietly powerful film from Belgian producers-writers-directors Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne owes something to the Italian Neo-realists and the early films of Francois Truffaut, but it's a remarkable experience strictly on its own terms. Fifteen-year-old Igor
(Jeremie Renier) lives in a depressed suburb of Liege, Belgium, permanently in the shadow of his burly, domineering father Roger (Olivier Gourmet). Igor would like to finish his mechanic's apprenticeship and hang out with his friends, but Roger demands he help out in the family business: For a
small fortune, Roger provides illegal immigrants with an address, promises them residence permits, then puts them ...
Released:
1996
Rated:
NR
Length:
93 mins