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Inspired by a real case of Belgian matricide, Our Children demonstrates the power of fiction to illuminate a tragedy which society would prefer to dismiss as “monstrous”.

Reuniting the stars of A Prophet (Tahar Rahim and Niels Arestrup) alongside Émilie Dequenne, director Joachim Lafosse uses long, patient takes to explore the deteriorating relationship between parents Murielle (Dequenne) and Mounir (Rahim).