EIFF
International Premiere

Young Mothers (Jeunes Mères)

15+
1hr 45 mins
Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne
Babette Verbeek, Janaina Halloy Fokan, Samia Hilmi, Elsa Houben, Lucie Laurelle

Premiere Status

International Premiere

Countries

Belgium, France

Content Warning

Child abuse, Pregnancy and childbirth, Substance abuse, Swearing, Violence

Run Time

1hr 45 minutes

Enhanced Access

No

Overview

Part of the 

strand.

The intersecting and colliding lives of the women at a shelter for young mothers form the subject of this beautiful and poetic film from the Dardennes. With typical formal precision and grace, this richly moving and often troubling new film builds on a body of profoundly humane work from the two great masters of social realist cinema. This is direct and profoundly emotional cinema of the highest order and essential viewing in the cinema.

– Paul Ridd

Showtimes

The Venue

Vue Omni

Omni Leisure Building, Calton Square, EH1 3AU

The Venue

Filmhouse

88 Lothian Road, EH3 9BZ

The Venue

Cameo Picturehouse

38 Home Street, EH3 9LZ

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