The Sixth Child

Franck is a scrap dealer who lives with Mériem in the outskirts of Paris. They have five children, a sixth on the way, and serious money problems. One night, Franck discreetly leaves his caravan to go and help a colleague to steal cables, which they will then sell to a junkyard. But the sale turns into an altercation with the buyer, forcing them to flee in their van. Causing an accident, Franck finds himself in court, where his young lawyer, Julien, obtains him a reprieve. Following the hearing, Julien and his wife, Anna, a real estate lawyer, make a detour to drop them off, and agree to stop for a moment for a drink of thanks. But during the discussion, it comes out that while Franck and Mériem have five children and cannot afford a sixth, Julien and Anna can’t have kids. They decide to make an unthinkable arrangement.

Léopold Legrand

After literature studies in Paris and an exchange program at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Léopold Legrand studied film directing at INSAS, the Belgian public film school. As part of the course, he wrote and directed several short films, including the documentary, Angelika, Shot in Poland in 2016, the film received numerous awards, including the Grand Prix at the 2016 Namur FIFF and the Grand Jury Prize at the Poitiers Film Festival in 2017. After graduating from INSAS in 2018, Léopold directed the short film, Mort aux Codes (To Hell with Codes) adapted from a short story by Patrick Pelloux. The film met with great success at festivals and won the public prize in Villeurbanne, Brest, Seoul, Saint Petersburg, Nice, and a special mention of the jury at Clermont-Ferrand. The Sixth Child is his first feature film.