Review of The Kid with a Bike (2011) by Wes S — 18 Mar 2012

I was always a fan of The Dardenne brothers and I have seen some of their works, such as Lorna's Silence, Rosetta, The Son and I must say that once again with The Kid with a bike, they showed their prefection in creating character studies around broken souls and dysfunctional families in the lower class of Belgium.

The movie started with a young boy, Cyril who was trying to break free from an orphanage to see his father, while everyone around him was trying to explain that his father had left him there. It was a heartbreaking opening, that immediately gave the audience the taste of the magnificent storytelling the Dardennes was about to give.

Cyril was a rebel rejected by his father and society and he was constantly fighting back against the authority figures in his life. Along with his emotional journey that Cyril will take you on,the Dardennes also influenced the movie with a dark tone that personally I found it added a great layer to Cyril's story.