Kid

Kid

by Fien Troch

Synopsis | Cast & Crew | Technical Information

Kid, a little boy, lives whit his mother and his slightly older brother Billy on a farm outside a small town. Since their father abandoned them a few years previously, they have had to fend for themselves, and their finances are in ruins. Then fate strikes. The two little boys have to move with their uncle and aunt. Kid misses his mother more than ever, and wants to be with her again.

Awards & Festivals

Magritte Award for Best Flemish Film in Coproduction!
Nominated for the Belgian Magritte du Cinéma! Best Belgian co-production Best Scenario Best Male Newcomer for Bent Simons
Winner of "Best film" and "Best musical creation" (to Senjan Jansen) in Festival International du Film d'Aubagne!

Cast

Kid: Bent Simons
Billy: Maarten Meeusen
Mother: Gabriele Carizzo
Maria: Rit Ghoos 
Misty: Sander van Sweevelt
Uncle: René Jacobs

Director Bio

Fien Troch is a director, screenwriter and producer. She was born in 1978 and studied as a film director at the Saint Lucas High Institute. After graduating in September 2000, she achieved several nominations and awards. Her first full-length film SOMEONE ELSE'S HAPPINESS has won the Golden Alexander Award, the Award for Best Actress, for Best Screenplay and the Special Mention Award at Thessaloniki International Film Festival.

KID is her third feature film.

Crew

Script: Fien Troch
Cinematographie: Frank van den Eeden 
Editor: Nico Leunen
Sound: Paul Maernoudt
Casting: Fien Troch 
Producer: Antonino Lombardo 
Production Company: Prime Time

Original Title: Kid / 1:1.85 / Colour / Dolby Digital / 90 min / 35mm available / Dutch with English subtitles / Belgium 2012

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