Les petites mains

Aged eighteen months, little Léo is the son of the director of a chemical factory. When the employees find out that the factory is to be closed, Bruno, one of the workers, kidnaps the toddler as a negotiating tool.

Directed by: Rémi Allier (France/Belgium, 2017)
Screenplay: Rémi Allier, Julien Guetta, Gilles Monnat
Cast: Jan Hammenecker (Bruno), Steve Driesen (François Trémin), (Sandrine Blancke (Céline Trémin), Pascal Bernagaud (Didier), Frédéric Guerbert (Laurent), Paul Laurent (Stéphane) Émile Moulron (Léo)
Genre: drama
Awards: César 2019 for best short film; Grand prix du court-métrage (Tübingen, Germany, 2017); official selection (FIFF Namur 2017, Rhode Island 2018, Odense 2018, Dakar Court, 2018)
Parental guidance: TV-PG