The Kid with a Bike

Abandoned by his father, a young boy is left in the hands of an unqualified childcare provider.

Cast

Cécile de France

as Samantha

Thomas Doret

as Cyril

Jérémie Renier

as Guy

Fabrizio Rongione

as Le libraire

Olivier Gourmet

as The Bar Owner

Egon Di Mateo

as Wes

Baptiste Sornin

as Educateur 1

Samuel De Rijk

as Educateur 2

Myriem Akheddiou

as L'assistante médicale

Reviews

Andres Gomez

All in this movie breaths reality....

CinemaSerf

Hats off to Thomas Doret here as he creates a character in "Cyril" that I'd cheerfully have strangled. Now, of course this young lad has some just cause for being a genuine pain in the neck. He's been abandoned by his mother; his father just wants shot of him and though his only real adult friend "S...

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