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The Man Who Wanted a Child

2007·Movie
1h 27min
81
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Alfred lives with his mother in a small village keeping chickens and selling eggs at the local market. He doesn't speak, except to his mother and to children. He has a girlfriend of sorts, although she shies away from any physical contact with her. But more than anything, Alfred wants a child. As natural fatherhood is out of the question he takes the next best option, and makes an application to adopt. With a very un-French lack of bureaucracy Alfred's adoptive son arrives, but turns out not to be the bouncing baby he was hoping for. [taken from London Film Festival 2006 catalogue]
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81
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How long is The Man Who Wanted a Child?

1 h 27 min

The Man Who Wanted a Child runs 1 h 27 min.

What language is The Man Who Wanted a Child in?

French

It was made in French. Produced in France.