Film Screening with Q and A: The Kid With a Bike

A special screening of this award-winning film from the Dardennes brothers, followed by by panel discussion on its themes of childhood, adoption and fostering. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, this deeply moving film by the Dardennes brothers tells the story of Cyril, a young boy abandoned by his father and left in a children’s home. In a random act of kindness, the town hairdresser Samantha agrees to foster him on weekends. In French with subtitles; Certificate 12. Doors 18:30, screening 19:00, followed by a panel discussion at 20:30 with: - Jamie Steele, Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Exeter - James Foyle, Recruitment and Retention Consultant, The Fostering Network - Karen Goodman, Professional Officer, British Association of Social Workers Chair: Dr. Andrea Goddard, Lead in Adolescent Medicine at St. Mary’s Hospital, London