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1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Criterion collection #620
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DVD release of the 1996 motion picture
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
Special features: Conversation between film critic Scott Foundas and filmmakers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne ; new interview with actors Jérémie Renier and Olivier Gourmet ; trailer ; new English subtitle translation ; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Kent Jones
Cinematographers, Alain Marcoen, Benoít Dervaux ; music, Jean-Marie Billy, Denis M'Punga
Jérémie Renier, Olivier Gourmet
MPAA rating: Not rated
DVD ; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround
In French, with optional subtitles in English