One night, Franck unwittingly helps resell stolen scrap metal and, following a road accident, he loses his work van and finds himself accused of theft and risking a prison sentence.

He explains to him that Meriem is two months pregnant and that their religious convictions forbid abortion, but that they cannot afford to welcome a sixth child.

He and his wife believe that Julien and Anna would make good parents, and that in exchange, the couple could help them to get out of their difficult financial circumstance.

The Sixth Child was produced by Frédéric Brillion and Gilles Legrand on behalf of Epithète Films in co-production with France 2 Cinéma.

[9] The Sixth Child received an average rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 27 reviews.