The Kid with a Bike

This unflinching piece of European realism marks the anticipated return of Belgian brothers and double Palme d’or winners Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Eleven-year-old Cyril has been abandoned by his father (played by Dardenne regular Jérémie Renier) and struggles to keep his pent-up anger under control. On one of his regular attempts to run away from his children’s home the troubled youngster meets Samantha, a local hairdresser who takes him under her wing. A truly compelling, emotionally acute film and worthy winner of the Grand Prix award at last year’s Cannes Film Festival.