The Child

2005 film by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Movie film Q466024
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The Child

Summary

The Child is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (580 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Child received the Palme d'Or[3].
  • The Child's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Child was directed by Luc Dardenne[5].
  • The Child was directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne[6].
  • Jean-Pierre Dardenne wrote the screenplay for The Child[7].
  • Luc Dardenne wrote the screenplay for The Child[8].
  • The Child's genre is drama film[9].
  • A cast member of The Child was Jérémie Renier[10].
  • A cast member of The Child was Déborah François[11].
  • A cast member of The Child was Jérémie Segard[12].
  • A cast member of The Child was Olivier Gourmet[13].
  • A cast member of The Child was Samuel De Ryck[14].
  • A cast member of The Child was Fabrizio Rongione[15].
  • A cast member of The Child was Stéphane Bissot[16].
  • A cast member of The Child was Jean-Michel Balthazar[17].
  • The Child was produced by Jean-Pierre Dardenne[18].
  • The Child was produced by Luc Dardenne[19].
  • The Child was produced by Denis Freyd[20].
  • The Child was produced by Geneviève Lemal[21].
  • The Child was produced by Arlette Zylberberg[22].
  • The Child's production company is recorded as RTBF[23].
  • The Child's production company is recorded as Les Films du Fleuve[24].
  • The Child's production company is recorded as Archipel 35[25].
  • The Child's production company is recorded as Scope Invest[26].
  • The Child's production company is recorded as Arte France Cinéma[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Jean-Pierre Dardenne[18], Luc Dardenne[19], Denis Freyd[20], Geneviève Lemal[21], and Arlette Zylberberg[22]. Directors include Luc Dardenne[5] and Jean-Pierre Dardenne[6]. Screenwriters include Jean-Pierre Dardenne[7] and Luc Dardenne[8]. Cast members include Jérémie Renier[10], Déborah François[11], Jérémie Segard[12], Olivier Gourmet[13], Samuel De Ryck[14], and Fabrizio Rongione[15].

Publication

Publication dates include May 17, 2005[28] and November 17, 2005[29]. The original language of The Child was French[30]. Its genre is drama film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include teenage pregnancy[32] and paternity[33].

Reception

The Child received the Palme d'Or[3]. Reviews include 84%[34], 7.5/10[35], and 87/100[36].

Why It Matters

The Child ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (580 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

What awards did The Child receive?

Honors received include Palme d'Or[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . sonyclassics.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17h ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer Igor Gabriel
    Publication date +2005-05-17T00:00:00Z, +2005-11-17T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+95'}
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