Mothers' Instinct (2018 film)

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Mothers' Instinct
Duelles.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Olivier Masset-Depasse
Screenplay by
  • Giordano Gederlini
  • Olivier Masset-Depasse
Based onBehind the Hatred
by Barbara Abel
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Hichame Alaouié
Edited by Damien Keyeux
Music by Frédéric Vercheval
Release dates
  • 7 September 2018 (2018-09-07)(TIFF)
  • 17 April 2019 (2019-04-17)(Belgium)
Running time
97 minutes
Country
  • Belgium
LanguageFrench
Box office$134,286 [1]

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]

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It received ten nominations at the 10th Magritte Awards, winning nine, including Best Film and Best Director for Masset-Depasse, setting the record for the most Magritte Awards won by a single film. [4] It was later overtaken by Night Call (2025), which won ten awards. [5]

Cast

Response

Critical reception

The film holds a 73% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 11 critic reviews, with an average rating of 5.5/10. [6]

Accolades

Award / Film FestivalCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
Golden Atlas Award [7] Best FilmNominated
Chicago International Film Festival [8] Best FilmNominated
Magritte Awards [4] Best Film Won
Best Director Olivier Masset-Depasse Won
Best Screenplay Olivier Masset-Depasse Won
Best Actress Veerle Baetens Won
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 GauderWon
Best Editing Damien Keyeux Won
World Soundtrack Awards [9] Best Original Score Frédéric Vercheval Won

References

  1. ↑ "Duelles (2019)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Ide, Wendy. "'Mothers' Instinct': Toronto Review". Screen International. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. ↑ "'La nuit se traîne' triomphe aux Magritte avec 10 récompenses, un record". L'Echo (in French). 23 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Mothers' Instinct (Duelles) (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Mothers' Instinct – Duelles". Clubix. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "Best Original Score for a Belgian Production". WSA. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
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