The Child
Drama
A poor young Belgian mother wants her petty thief of a boyfriend to be gainfully employed to raise their newborn child, but he has other ideas.
VIBE
A raw, unflinching look at the brutal realities of survival. It's a stark, often uncomfortable, but deeply human portrayal of desperation and the corrosive effects of poverty on familial bonds.
grittybleakharrowingunflinchingsteadysocial realismkitchen sink dramanaturalisticpovertydesperationexploitationparental neglect
drug dealerbabyparent child relationshippregnant minorpetty crimesdramaticbitter
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