Mothers' Instinct

Brussels, early 60’s. Alice and Céline live in twin bourgeois houses. They are best friends as are their children, Theo and Maxime, who have grown up like brothers. Both families spend all their time together. This perfect harmony is broken when an accident creates strong divisions between the two families.

Keywords

  • Film Fest Gent !
  • Film Fest Gent (home)
  • Les Magritte du Cinéma
  • Magritte-Preis für den besten Film
  • The Sooner team's favorites: Pierre
  • Veerle Baetens
  • Freundschaft

Actors

  • Mehdi Nebbou
  • Jules Lefebvres
  • Anne Coesens
  • Veerle Baetens
  • Luan Adam
  • Arieh Worthalter

Director

  • Olivier Masset-Depasse

Drama, Thriller


1h 37min


-12

FR

Belgium
2018
Alice and Celine are best friends, just like their sons. Their complicity is flawless until the day an accident disrupts their lives.

Alice and Celine are best friends, just like their sons. Their complicity is flawless until the day an accident disrupts their lives.


Brussels, early 60’s. Alice and Céline live in twin bourgeois houses. They are best friends as are their children, Theo and Maxime, who have grown up like brothers. Both families spend all their time together. This perfect harmony is broken when an accident creates strong divisions between the two families.

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