, the Belgian brothers' sixth feature film, is more than a social film about abandoned children, it focuses on the relationship a father has established (or not established) with his newborn son. Luc Darden said: "What interests us is to see how he can (can't) develop a relationship with this kid. In the beginning, he didn't even see that. Exactly. What we're going to bring up The question is: Is Sonia's love deep enough to make him aware of the existence of children? We think the answer is no, the power of love is far from enough." The
directors do not deny that the film refers to current social realities: "Bruno lives by, starts one thing, then gives up immediately. And the child is a living individual, he needs to exist for a long time. But Bruno can't see that. We don't want to do sociological analysis, but In my opinion, this way of acting is echoes of our time: people feel that it's hard to find a serious center point these days."
As for their strong realism, Darden said: "All the characters in the film repeat the action. and the objects they use, are things that establish their existence. These elements make the audience feel that a person is being slowly constructed on the screen, such as Bruno, he is a businessman in a way, and the mobile phone makes him different. of customers, and losing it means losing the social connection. And some of the most important rituals revolve around the stroller: they buy it, put the baby in it, and sell it.”
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