Young Mothers (12A)
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Fri 29 Aug
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Sat 30 Aug
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Sun 31 Aug
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Mon 1 Sep
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Tue 2 Sep
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Wed 3 Sep
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Thu 4 Sep
The Dardenne brothers return with another superbly affecting drama, about five young mothers housed in a shelter. Winner of Best Screenplay at Cannes.
Jessica craves the acceptance of her own mother, while Perla hopes that a baby will draw her delinquent boyfriend closer. Recovering addict Julie sees a brighter future for herself as a mother alongside her caring fiancé, but Ariane feels desperately unprepared for the challenges ahead. Single mother Naïma, meanwhile, is newly employed and hopes to repair relations with her disapproving family.
Working from observations of a real shelter, the Dardennes skilfully interweave each characters narrative strands into a beautifully observed study of motherhood’s upheaval and the precious fragility of humanity.
- Director
- Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
- Cast
- Babette Verbeek, Elsa Houben, Janaina Halloy
- Duration
- 106 min
- Opening
- Fri 29 Aug
- Year
- 2025
- Country
- France, Belgium
- Language
- French
- Subtitles
- English
Certificate: 12A
Original title: Jeunes mères