US EditionCannes 2025: Cara Delevingne on the Power of Women
- The Dardenne brothers premiered their film 'Young Mothers' in the main Competition at Cannes 2025, portraying the lives of five adolescent girls living together in a residential facility for young parents in Liège, Belgium.
- The film follows from the brothers' long history of social realist cinema, inspired by a maternal home visit during research for another project and continuing their focus on marginalized youth.
- 'Young Mothers' explores the challenges of teen motherhood, highlighting diverse characters like Perla, Julia, and Ariane who confront troubled pasts while living communally with support from social workers.
- The film runs 105 minutes and received a 10.5-minute standing ovation at Cannes, with Luc Dardenne noting their intent to show five girls escaping a ‘destiny- a prison.’
- 'Young Mothers' reinforces the Dardennes' empathetic style and social commitment, presenting resilience and hope without clear answers, and is regarded as their strongest work in over a decade.
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‘Young Mothers’ Review: Belgium’s Dardenne Brothers Adopt a Wider Focus for Their Most Humane Drama in More Than a Decade
Before turning their attention to ripped-from-reality social justice stories, Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne got their start making short documentaries set in working-class housing projects. They brought that same immersive, observational approach with them to their fiction features, reflected in the long-take handheld camerawork, gritty street-level locations and casting of nonprofessional actors that have […]
Cannes 2025: The Dardennes Hit Just Again in Competition with "Young Mothers"
This Friday afternoon, the Légeois filmmakers were competing for a third Palme d'or with a new social drama that moved the Croisette. A choral film for once, following the journey of five young girls trying to create a link with their child... ...
The Dardenne Brothers’ ‘Young Mothers’ Gets 10.5-Minute Ovation In Cannes
Cannes habitués Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne debuted their latest film, Young Mothers, in Competition this afternoon, greeted by a 10.5-minute ovation. The story follows five girls who are housed in a shelter for young mothers. The teenagers are hoping for a better life for themselves and their babies. Marking their ninth time in Competition, […]
Cannes 2025: Cara Delevingne on the power of women
Arts Editor Eve Jackson reports from the Cannes Film Festival, highlighting the return of Belgian filmmakers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne with their new film "Young Mothers". The film offers a raw, intimate look at five young women navigating early motherhood in a communal home. Through their struggles, the Dardennes explore themes of resilience, solidarity, and liberation from generational hardship. Eve also contrasts this with Iranian director…
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