Young Mothers
Belgium, France, 2025, 104 minutes, Color, French; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
2026 Film Festival Oostende Best French Belgian Film 2025 Cannes Film Festival Best Screenplay, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Screenplay: Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne
Cinematography: Benoit Dervaux
Editing: Marie-Hélène Dozo
Sound: Thomas Gauder
Producer: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Delphine Tomson, Denis Freyd
Production: Les Films du Fleuve, Archipel 35, The Reunion
Cast: Babette Verbeek, Elsa Houben, Janaina Halloy Fokan, Lucie Laruelle, Samia Hilmi
Jessica, Perla, Julie, Ariane, and Naïmaare housed in a shelter for young mothers. Five teenagers hoping for a better life for themselves and their babies.