One might accuse the Dardennes of treading the same ground over and over if they weren’t so impressive in their craft and genuine in their humanity. And impressive the film is; although filled with bleak scenarios and characters who are defined primarily by their various levels of desperation, it presents a moving portrait of emotional and social awakening and leaves us primarily with the kind of questions that gnaw and persist and keep you thinking about the film long after it’s over, which is perhaps one of the highest compliments one can pay. (DVD)