The breakthrough feature from Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne. The brothers brought their unerring eye for detail and their compassion for those on society's lowest rungs developed in their earlier documentary work to an absorbing drama about a teenager who is gradually coming to understand the implications of his father making a living off of illegal alien workers.
General Note: In French with optional English subtitles.Home use only.Special features include: interview, trailer, conversation and more.Widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.66:1)Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Cinematography, Alain Marcoen and Benoît Dervaux ; edited by Marie-Helene Dozo ; music, Jean-Marie Billy and Denis M'Punga ; production designer, Igor Gabriel ; costume design, Moni Parelle.