Our Children

2012, Drama, 1h 51m

44 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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A wrenching, quietly violent psychodrama, Our Children has the courage to ask difficult questions, and the strength to leave the answers to the viewer. Read critic reviews

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A doctor brings a boy to Belgium and raises him as his own. When the boy reaches adulthood, he gets married and starts his own family -- but he still relies on the doctor. When trouble strikes his family, the dependence turns into domination.

Cast & Crew

Niels Arestrup
André Pinget
Tahar Rahim
Mounir
Émilie Dequenne
Murielle
Stéphane Bissot
Françoise
Baya Belal
Rachida
Mounia Raoui
Fatima
Redouane Behache
Samir
Joachim Lafosse
Director
Thomas Bidegain
Screenwriter
Joachim Lafosse
Screenwriter
Matthieu Reynaert
Screenwriter
Jacques-Henri Bronckart
Producer
Olivier Bronckart
Producer
Antonino Lombardo
Producer
Sylvie Pialat
Producer
Jean-François Hensgens
Cinematography
Sophie Vercruysse
Film Editing
Gigi Akoka
Casting
Anna Falguères
Production Design
Magdalena Labuz
Costume Design
Thomas Bidegain
Writer
Joachim Lafosse
Writer
Matthieu Reynaert
Writer
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Critic Reviews for Our Children

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Audience Reviews for Our Children

  • Jul 24, 2015
    There is an old saying that as embracing as family can be, it can also be a trap. With the sobering movie "Our Children," we are given the most extreme example of that possible, beginning with hints of an unspeakable crime that is eventually revealed. For Murielle(Emilie Dequenne), her own family history has been tumultuous before meeting Mounir(Tahar Rahim), as exemplified by her difficult older sister Francoise(Stephane Bissot). Even at the young age of 20, Murielle is ready to settle down with Mounir, even as she is cautioned by Mounir's stepfather Andre(Niels Arestrup) to take her time. She doesn't. Still, this is a family with its warning signs if one is looking for them. Andre is only married to Fatima(Mounia Raoui) so she could get her papers. But otherwise he has no apparent outside social life, as he is invited along to Mounir and Murielle's honeymoon. Mounir has failed his exams, so he has settled down to work in Andre's office.
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  • May 12, 2013
    Devastating and hard to watch in places, this is an important film that will linger in the memory.
    Daniel P Super Reviewer
  • Sep 11, 2012
    Even though the first scene eliminates some of the impact that the end should create, we can't deny how powerful and moving this film is - and Émilie Dequenne is fantastic, conveying with such anguishing intensity the whole suffering of an emotionally depressed woman.
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