Luc Dardenne

Biography

The Dardenne brothers are a Belgian filmmaking duo, born and raised in Seraing, Belgium. They founded their production company Derives in 1975, producing over sixty documentary films before branching into feature films. Their breakthrough came with La Promesse (1996), followed by Rosetta (1999) and Le Fils (2002), which won them the Palme d'Or at Cannes twice, cementing their reputation for left-wing themes and naturalistic portrayals of working-class life.