The 55-day shoot commenced in Belgium in August and ended 15 October 2010 . It was the first time the Dardenne brothers made a film in the summer . The film was made under the production title '' Délivrez-moi ! '' which means " Set me free ! " Unusually for a film by the Dardenne brothers , there is music in the film . According to Luc , they hesitated for a long time , but eventually decided that music would serve the film 's structure : " In a fairytale there has to be a development , with emotions and new beginnings . It seemed to us that music , at certain points , could act like a calming caress for Cyril . " The film premiered in competition on 15 May at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival . Cinéart distributed it in Belgium and Diaphana Films in France . The premiere in both countries took place on 18 May . In Belgium , the film was launched on 27 screens and entered the box-office chart as number six , with a weekend gross of 70,768 euro . In France , it was launched in 172 venues and had an attendance of 107,763 the opening week , which also resulted in a sixth place on the domestic chart . One week later the number of screens had been increased to 215 , and the total attendance reached 209,725 . In Italy , the film was released on 18 May through Lucky Red . Sundance Selects acquired the distribution rights for the United States . The film will be distributed in the United Kingdom through Artificial Eye
2011 Cannes Film Festival
2011 Cannes Film Festival
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