E arlier this year, the Cannes film festival saw a triumphant new appearance from European cinema’s kings of social realism and social conscience. The Dardenne brothers, Jean-Pierre and Luc, now 74 and 71, presented a movie that is one of their very best: Jeunes Mères or Young Mothers , a deeply compassionate, intelligent drama about a home for teen mothers or mothers-to-be in the directors’ home town of Liège in Belgium. These young women are faced with the existential question: is it sensible to give their infants up for adoption, or a fundamental loss of moral courage? Young Mothers review – outstanding return to form for the Dardenne brothers Read more

The Dardennes have become known for intensely naturalist performances and handheld camerawork, radical simplicity and clarity.

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