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Young Mothers

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Directed by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne

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. From TMDB

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  • Film Updates @thefilmupdates.bsky.socialBluesky · May 24, 2025

    ‘YOUNG MOTHERS’ wins Best Screenplay at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.

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  • Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 8, 2026

    The Dardenne brothers’ latest film, YOUNG MOTHERS, continues their inquiry into what holds a society together — this time in a home for teen mothers, each of whom is trying to make a life better than the one they’ve known. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/m...

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  • Stephanie Zacharek @szacharek.bsky.socialBluesky · May 23, 2025

    Was not expecting to love the Dardenne brothers' YOUNG MOTHERS—my final film of the festival—so much. A quiet stunner. Always, the filmmakers who surprise you are the best. #Cannes

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  • The Black List @theblcklst.bsky.socialBluesky · May 27, 2025

    Congratulations to Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne - over the weekend, they won the Best Screenplay prize @cannes for their new film YOUNG MOTHERS!

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  • Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 16, 2026

    Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne haven't made a great film in a little while. But they keep making really good ones, and there's still nobody who works the same cinematic turf as them. For the @latimes.com, I reviewed their latest, YOUNG MOTHERS.

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  • Joel Mayward @jmayward.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 24, 2026

    YOUNG MOTHERS, the latest film by the Dardenne brothers, is now available to watch via streaming at Amazon amzn.to/3MXFykU

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  • When To Stream @whentostream.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 28, 2026

    YOUNG MOTHERS (2025) Streaming: February 24, 2026 VOD/Digital (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.) #YoungMothers whentostream.com/dardenne-bro...

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  • IFC Center @ifccenter.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 9, 2026

    To paraphrase today's @nytimes.com Movie Section... you need to spend your weekend at @ifccenter.bsky.social for Critic's Picks YOUNG MOTHERS (the Dardenne Brothers) and MAGELLAN (Lav Diaz)! Showing only at IFC Center.

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  • Michael Avolio - PCX table 17 @michaelavolio.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 2, 2026

    Buster Keaton was my most watched director and actor of 2025. I watched about five of his features and revisited about 15 of his shorts. I saw 321 movies, including short films. The Dardenne brothers' film Young Mothers was my favorite new movie I saw last year. letterboxd.com/michaelavoli...

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  • Music Box Films @musicboxfilms.comBluesky · Dec 7, 2025

    The newest film from the Dardenne brothers, YOUNG MOTHERS opens at @ifccenter.bsky.social next month. Winner of Best Screenplay at Cannes 2025 and the Belgian selection for Best International Picture at the 98th @theacademyusa.bsky.social Awards. In select theaters nationwide in January.

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  • Nora Lee Mandel @mandelmavensnest.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 9, 2026

    Dardenne Brothers' realistic YOUNG MOTHERS Belgium Oscar entry Which of 5 naïve teens will cope w/babies even w/social welfare support, romance, drugs, their mothers have big impacts @musicboxfilms.com Now NYC @ifccenter.bsky.social LA 1/16 Chicago & Seattle+ www.musicboxfilms.com/film/young-m...

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  • The Film Stage @thefilmstage.comBluesky · Jan 8, 2026

    Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's #YoungMothers, opening Friday, brings empathy to a drama of pain and pathos. Read @roryseanoc.bsky.social's review:

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  • InSession Film @insessionfilm.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 7, 2026

    YOUNG MOTHERS is another deeply affecting piece of work from the Dardenne brothers Review by @maxfromquebec.bsky.social insessionfilm.com/movie-review...

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  • The Film Stage @thefilmstage.comBluesky · Nov 19, 2025

    The Dardennes' Cannes winner Young Mothers, Belgium's Oscar entry, is arriving in theaters this January. See the new trailer:

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  • Ian Hunt @ianhunt.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 11, 2025

    Young Mothers is powerfully consistent, so moving and thoughtful -- try to see it in a cinema if you can! I can't remember quite how many films by Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne I have seen. None for quite a while. Would love to see a retrospective. #film #Dardenne #Dardennes

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  • Joel Mayward @jmayward.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 5, 2026

    The Blu-ray of the latest film from the Dardenne brothers, YOUNG MOTHERS, is now available for pre-order at @vinsyn.bsky.social vinegarsyndrome.com/products/you...

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  • The Arts Fuse @theartsfuse.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 3, 2026

    Tim Jackson writes that the Dardenne brothers’ latest film, "Young Mothers," transforms a series of fragile stories about teenage motherhood into an unsentimental, deeply compassionate study of resilience. artsfuse.org/332452/film-...

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  • Michael Avolio - PCX table 17 @michaelavolio.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    I just realized I saw ALL of the nominees for Best International Feature Film in the theater (AFI Silver) last year! My favorite new film of 2025 was Young Mothers. Understated and moving. Runners up: Bugonia, Die My Love, Sisu: Road to Revenge, Calle Malaga, Reedland, and The Phoenician Scheme.

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  • SIFF @siffnews.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 16, 2026

    🌂 This week: Gird your loins for 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE, which is playing at SIFF Cinema Downtown! At the Uptown, the Shaker movement is on the big screen with THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE. And now through Sunday, YOUNG MOTHERS is at the Film Center. 🎟️ + ⏰: siff.info/siffcinematw

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  • Music Box Films @musicboxfilms.comBluesky · Jan 9, 2026

    Certified Fresh and a New York Times Critic's Pick, YOUNG MOTHERS is now playing at @ifccenter.bsky.social 💕 "Each girl is treated, by the group home staff and by the film, with loving dignity." - @nytimes.com Get your tickets now!

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  • Bridport Arts Centre @bridportarts.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 19, 2025

    Great to see the Guardian acclaiming YOUNG MOTHERS as one of the best 3 films of the year theguardian.com/film/2025/de... It's showing on the big screen at BAC on Thu 5 Feb at 7.30pm bridport-arts.com/event/young-...

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  • Buxton Film @buxtonfilm.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 3, 2025

    We're showing the latest Dardenne brothers' social realist drama YOUNG MOTHERS on Monday 6th 7.30pm. Winner of Best Screenplay and a 10-minute standing ovation at Cannes Film Festival. www.buxtonfilm.org.uk

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  • Music Box Films @musicboxfilms.comBluesky · Sep 23, 2025

    Official Selections for Best International Feature at the 98th Academy Awards®, coming soon to theaters: YOUNG MOTHERS, a film by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Belgium 🇧🇪 LATE SHIFT, a film by Petra Volpe starring Leonie Benesch, Switzerland 🇨🇭

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  • Ian Hunt @ianhunt.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 11, 2025

    Today (celebrating as it doesn't happen often) going out to see a film before it vanishes from the cinemas. Our film is Young Mothers by Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne.

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  • Geoff Andrew @geoff-andrew.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 29, 2025

    The Dardenne Brothers' new film, just released in the UK, is a marvel. Some words here… #Dardennes #YoungMothers #JeunesMères geoffandrew.com/2025/08/29/m...

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  • theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 29, 2025

    ★★★★ Five young mothers in Liège struggle to provide for their babies in the Dardennes' compelling drama Young Mothers: MArkie Robson-Scott reviews theartsdesk.com/film/young-m...

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  • Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 28, 2025

    Throwback to a fantastic reopening night at Ciné Lumière with directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne and the preview screening of their Cannes Film Festival Best Screenplay award-winning film Young Mothers. 📷Rachel Cunningham

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  • Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 26, 2025

    📽️ Belgium picks Young Mothers by Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne as its submission for Best International Feature Film at the #Oscars2026. 🇧🇪 More here: cineuropa.org/482180

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  • Curzon Cinemas @curzon.comBluesky · Aug 14, 2025

    On 26 August at Bloomsbury, the Dardenne brothers will join us for a preview screening of their Cannes-winning drama YOUNG MOTHERS, followed by a Q&A where they'll discuss the film. Book your tickets.

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  • The Hollywood Reporter @thr.comBluesky · May 25, 2025

    ‘Young Mothers’ Review: The Dardenne Brothers Bring Clear-Sighted Observation and Empathy to a Tender Snapshot of Women at a Crossroads

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  • Michael Avolio - PCX table 17 @michaelavolio.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    I also saw most of the Best Picture nominees (in the theater), but not Hamnet, Marty Supreme, or F1. My review of Young Mothers, my favorite film of 2025: boxd.it/c0i1Ph

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  • Music Box Films @musicboxfilms.comBluesky · Jan 13, 2026

    "Understated, graceful, and moving, it's the first great film of 2026." Critics are raving about YOUNG MOTHERS, "among the best of the Dardenne brothers' work." Now playing in New York and expanding to select theaters in Los Angeles, Chicago, and more this Friday!

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  • Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 10, 2026

    The first great film of 2026 has arrived: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s “Young Mothers.”

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  • Hammer to Nail @hammertonail.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 8, 2026

    The Belgian filmmaking duo of brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, known colloquially as The Dardenne Brothers, are back with YOUNG MOTHERS, in select theaters tomorrow via Music Box Films. Chris Reed has this review... www.hammertonail.com/reviews/youn... @chrisreedfilm.bsky.social

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  • Michael Avolio - PCX table 17 @michaelavolio.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 2, 2026

    Here's my review of Young Mothers, the best new movie I saw in 2025: boxd.it/c0i1Ph

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  • Darren Hughes @longpauses.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 29, 2025

    "To quote the man with whom I saw this film: the haters can suck it." When I had one more slot to fill for my fest, I chose Young Mothers over a bunch of critical darlings, mostly because it pisses me off that everyone seems to have suddenly become bored of the Dardennes's mastery. Great film.

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  • Cinema Without Borders @cinemawb.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 21, 2025

    Young Mothers, A Simple, Realist Film Young Mothers, directed by the celebrated French filmmakers Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne, is one of the most notable works of contemporary social cinema. The film premiered this year at the Cannes Film Festival, where it not only received strong…

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  • Michael Avolio - PCX table 17 @michaelavolio.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 11, 2025

    I'm seeing some other new movies in the next couple weeks, so the top spot could change, but Young Mothers is my favorite film of 2025 as of December 10. It's a moving, understated ensemble drama by the Dardenne brothers about new mothers in a shelter dealing with various struggles. boxd.it/c0i1Ph

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  • Jess @jessicakpr.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 21, 2025

    Blimey. What cinema do you go to? £10-12 in our local. And this film is worth it! As is I Swear, the french film Young Mothers and a brilliant Swedish doc called Last Journey. Really enjoyed the trashy F1 film recently too.

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  • Christopher White @bombaylychee.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 9, 2025

    🎥 “Young Mothers”, the new film from Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, is remarkable and it’s now on at Ciné Lumière. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ma...

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  • Curzon Film @film.curzon.comBluesky · Aug 31, 2025

    Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne won the 1999 Palme d'Or for ROSETTA, an unflinching depiction of a Belgian teenager's difficult upbringing in a trailer park with her alcoholic mother. The Dardenne's new film YOUNG MOTHERS is now showing in cinemas.

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  • Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 29, 2025

    ‘The most difficult word to say is “Cut!”’: an audience with Cannes conquerors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne in @theguardian.com Watch their latest film Young Mothers at Ciné Lumière 🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/young... www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...

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  • Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 28, 2025

    YOUNG MOTHERS FILM REVIEW The Dardenne Brothers have produced another slice of social realism, this time about the lives of young teenage mothers. Winner of Best Screenplay at Cannes and selected as Belgium's Oscar Submission. 🇧🇪 #Oscars #InternationalFeature #Belgium youtu.be/o9qCNuzgWcg?...

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  • The Irish Times @irishtimes.comBluesky · Aug 27, 2025

    Young Mothers review: The Dardenne brothers bring empathy to interlocking stories of underage mothers in Liège

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  • 🇵🇸 Bouba's Delivery Service 🇵🇸 @johnnyfilmo.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 24, 2025

    #25 Young Mothers Disappointingly low turnout for another excellent film from the Dardennes. Do the kids not know about them?

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  • Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 14, 2025

    The Dardenne brothers’ YOUNG MOTHERS (Jeunes Mères) is a simple but moving tapestry of the hardships of teenage maternity. Read @cynicalfilm.bsky.social's review and watch it tomorrow at the Edinburgh Film Festival and 29 August in U.K. cinemas! 🤩 @curzon.com #EdFilmFest #YoungMothers

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  • Curzon Film @film.curzon.comBluesky · Aug 2, 2025

    We're excited to feature two films at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, August 14-20. Don't miss the international premiere of the Dardenne brothers' YOUNG MOTHERS on August 15, and the UK premiere of Berlinale's DEAF on August 17. Check showtimes and book tickets at edfilmfest.org

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  • Erik Anderson @awardswatch.bsky.socialBluesky · May 26, 2025

    'Young Mothers' Review: The Dardennes Mine Emotional Trauma and Resilience of Teen Motherhood [B-] Cannes

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  • The Hollywood Reporter @thr.comBluesky · May 24, 2025

    ‘Young Mothers’ Review: The Dardenne Brothers Bring Clear-Sighted Observation and Empathy to a Tender Snapshot of Women at a Crossroads

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  • Tom Hall @tomhall.bsky.socialBluesky · May 23, 2025

    Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne walking the red carpet at #Cannes today. Truly, among the most under-appreciated masters of cinema today-- their worst film is 5x better than most people's best film, & yet, they are so consistently great, I worry they are taken for granted. Can't wait for YOUNG MOTHERS. ❤️

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  • Joel Mayward @jmayward.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 30, 2025

    We have a trailer for the Dardenne brothers' new film, YOUNG MOTHERS (JEUNES MÈRES). 🙌 (No English subtitles) youtu.be/O-xc8yrDijk?...

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  • DVDBeaver @dvdbeaver.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 20, 2026

    Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's "Young Mothers" Blu-ray - Babette Verbeek, Elsa Houben, Janaina Halloy, Lucie Laruelle, Samia Hilmi @musicboxfilms US: link.amazon/A02jFin5w CAN: amzn.to/4yNBqq2 BONUS CAPTURES: www.patreon.com/dvdbeaver/po... OUR REVIEW: www.dvdbeaver.com/subsite/film...

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  • Sim Barr @[email protected]Mastodon · Sep 13, 2026

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #YoungMothers ( #JeunesMères ) was Belgiums #film submission fot the 2026 #Oscars. Impressive performances from the young actors. #StreamingOnPrime https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32909489/reference/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

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  • Joel Mayward @jmayward.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 5, 2026

    YOUNG MOTHERS is currently my favorite film of 2026, with Nolan's THE ODYSSEY as a close second, which is pretty on-brand for me

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  • Kenneth Morefield @kenmorefield.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 14, 2026

    A new Dardennes film release on DVD is always a cause for celebration. Music Box gives us Young Mothers in US DVD release: 1morefilmblog.com/2026/01/07/y...

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  • Brian Eggert | Deep Focus Review @deepfocusreview.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 18, 2026

    In my third and final dispatch from #MSPIFF #MSPIFF45, I cover The Last Viking, Young Mothers, and Late Fame. Liked all of them to varying degrees. Stay tuned for more. Still have some full-length reviews to write. Read: www.deepfocusreview.com/mspiff-2026-... #MovieSky #FilmSky #FilmFestival

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  • ditttwitt.bsky.social @ditttwitt.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    I desperately wish I understood what I missed about "No Other Choice". I got nothing from that film. But agree with the sentiment here! The 15-film intl. shortlist is chock full of films worth seeing. Some of the non-shortlisted ones were also excellent (Peacock and Young Mothers were two!)

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  • HEDMARK @hedmarksmovies.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 3, 2026

    YOUNG MOTHERS The cast are young actors and amateurs, but the film was shot in an actual shelter. As always in the Dardenne brothers' films, it’s natural and heartfelt as familiar but still complex crises play out in the lives of girls who are too immature to handle motherhood.

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  • Brian Dear @brianstorms.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 26, 2026

    I saw both of those films but also YOUNG MOTHERS from Belgium which depicts the plight of several teenage mothers who are generally mentally ok compared to the two Hollywood depictions, but still, YOUNG MOTHERS, a solid, straightforward drama, felt more like a horror film than the 2 Hollywood films.

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  • Chico Viana @chicoviana13.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 11, 2026

    #Cinema #Culture #BestFilm2025 #YoungMothers www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...

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Babette Verbeek actor profile photo
Babette Verbeek
Jessica
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Elsa Houben
Julie
Janaïna Halloy Fokan actor profile photo
Janaïna Halloy Fokan
Ariane
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Lucie Laruelle
Perla
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Samia Hilmi
Naïma
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Jef Jacobs
Dylan
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Günter Duret
Robin
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Christelle Cornil
Nathalie, Ariane's mother

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