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Mothers' Instinct
Mothers' Instinct
	Film poster
Directed by	Olivier Masset-Depasse
Screenplay by	Giordano Gederlini; Olivier Masset-Depasse;
Based on	Behind the Hatred ; by Barbara Abel
Produced by	Jacques-Henri Bronckart; Olivier Bronckart;
Starring	Veerle Baetens; Anne Coesens; Mehdi Nebbou; Arieh Worthalter;
Cinematography	Hichame Alaouié
Edited by	Damien Keyeux
Music by	Frédéric Vercheval
Release dates	7 September 2018 (TIFF); 17 April 2019 (Belgium);
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Belgium;
Language	French
Box office	$134,286

Mothers' Instinct (French: Duelles) is a 2018 Belgian psychological thriller film directed by Olivier Masset-Depasse. The story is loosely based on the 2012 novel Behind the Hatred (Derrière la haine) by Barbara Abel.^[2] The film was screened as a special presentation at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.^[3]

It received ten nominations at the 10th Magritte Awards, winning in nine categories, including Best Film and Best Director for Masset-Depasse, holding the record for the most Magritte Awards won by a single film.^[4]

Cast

Veerle Baetens as Alice Brunelle
Anne Coesens as Céline Geniot
Mehdi Nebbou as Simon Brunelle
Arieh Worthalter as Damien Geniot
Jules Lefebvres as Theo Brunelle
Luan Adam as Maxime Geniot
Annick Blancheteau as Jeanne Brunelle

Response

Box office

Mothers' Instinct grossed $122,050 worldwide.^[1]

Critical reception

The film holds a 73% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 11 critic reviews, with an average rating of 5.5/10.^[5]

Accolades

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Golden Atlas Award^[6]	Best Film		Nominated
Chicago International Film Festival^[7]	Best Film		Nominated
Magritte Awards^[4]	Best Film		Won
	Best Director	Olivier Masset-Depasse	Won
	Best Screenplay	Olivier Masset-Depasse	Won
	Best Actress	Veerle Baetens	Won
	Best Actress	Anne Coesens	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Arieh Worthalter	Won
	Best Cinematography	Hichame Alaouié	Won
	Best Original Score	Frédéric Vercheval	Won
	Best Sound	Olivier Struye, Marc Bastien, Héléna Réveillère, Thomas Gauder	Won
	Best Editing	Damien Keyeux	Won
World Soundtrack Awards^[8]	Best Original Score	Frédéric Vercheval	Won

References

^ ^a ^b "Duelles (2019)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
^ "Masset-Depasse thriller 'Mother's Instinct' sweeps Belgium's Oscars". RFI. 2 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
^ Ide, Wendy. "'Mothers' Instinct': Toronto Review". Screen International. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b Dricot, Lucy (1 February 2020). "Découvrez le palmarès complet de la 10e cérémonie des Magritte du cinéma" (in French). RTBF. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
^ "Mothers' Instinct (Duelles) (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^ Lemercier, Fabien (8 October 2018). "The Arras Film Festival pulls out all the stops". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
^ "Mothers' Instinct – Duelles". Clubix. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
^ "Best Original Score for a Belgian Production". WSA. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.