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Overview
- The film won Best Screenplay and the Ecumenical Jury Prize at the most recent Cannes Film Festival.
- Belgium selected the title as its submission for the 2026 Academy Award for Best International Feature.
- Set in Liège, the story follows five pregnant adolescents or young mothers in a shelter as they confront choices involving adoption, abandonment, and addiction.
- In a new interview, the directors described their work as artisanal and outside Hollywood, and Luc Dardenne said the world is more unjust to women than to men.
- Brazilian release began on January 1 with local reviews praising the film’s restrained, empathetic style, as public endorsements from Martin Scorsese and Wagner Moura boosted visibility.