Mothers' Instinct

Mothers' Instinct

2019 · 97 min · FR · 6.3 (118 votes)
Dir. Olivier Masset-Depasse · Starring Veerle Baetens, Anne Coesens, Mehdi Nebbou, Arieh Worthalter, Jules Lefebvre, Luan Adam · Music Frédéric Vercheval
DramaMysteryThriller

Brussels, early '60s. 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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A suffocatingly tense psychological drama where simmering resentments and maternal obsession boil over. The film's stylish, retro aesthetic amplifies the creeping dread and emotional unraveling, making for a chilling, character-driven descent.

tensemelancholicsuspensefuldramaticslow-burnperiod dramapsychological thrillerarthousemotherhoodbetrayalgriefobsession
brusselsbelgium1960s
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