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Young Mothers / Jeunes mères
Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Director's bio
Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Luc (b. 1954) and Jean-Pierre (b. 1951), Belgian brothers. Known for realist dramas focusing on working-class lives. Films include La Promesse (1996), Rosetta (1999, Palme d’Or), The Child (2005, Palme d’Or), Two Days, One Night (2014), and Young Mothers (2025). They are among the few directors to win Cannes’ Palme d’Or twice
Synopsis
Housed in a shelter for young mothers, Jessica, Perla, Julia, Ariane, and Naïma, all of whom have grown up in difficult circumstances, struggle to obtain a better life for themselves and their children
Details of Cast
Lucie Laruelle – Jessica; Babette Verbeek; Elsa Houben
Details of Crew
Benoît Dervaux – Cinematography; Marie-Hélène Dozo – Editing
Producer Details
Luc & Jean-Pierre Dardenne; Denis Freyd; Delphine Tomson
Writer Details
Luc Dardenne; Jean-Pierre Dardenne
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