Young Mothers

• Directed by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
• Starring Babette Verbeek, Elsa Houben, Janaina Halloy Fokan, Lucie Laruelle, Samia Hilmi
• 106mins | 2025 |

From acclaimed French filmmaking due The Dardenne Brothers...

Housed in a shelter for young mothers, Jessica, Perla, Julie, Naïma and Ariane, all of whom have grown up in difficult circumstances, struggle to obtain a better life for themselves and their children.

*Winner of Best Screenplay at Cannes 2025*

★★★★★ - ”Outstanding return to form for the Dardenne brothers” - The Guardian

★★★★★ - "Quietly profound, about doing the right thing, or trying at least" - Financial Times

★★★★★ - "The Dardennes take us beyond the hand-wringing headlines for a compassionate, really quite remarkable portrait of the challenges these girls face" - The List

★★★★★ - "There are no easy answers here, but there's so much compassion; the Dardennes' ability to elicit stunningly real performances from young actors is peerless." - The Skinny