
Like millions of other couples, Mounir and Murielle fall in love. Like millions of other couples, Mounir and Murielle have children. But unlike them, they accept to give up their autonomy by agreeing to live with Mounir's well off adoptive father, Doctor André Pinget. On the material level, all is well. But a house is not a home, and Murielle feels more and more stifled...... (Full plot summary below)
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Like millions of other couples, Mounir and Murielle fall in love. Like millions of other couples, Mounir and Murielle have children. But unlike them, they accept to give up their autonomy by agreeing to live with Mounir's well off adoptive father, Doctor André Pinget. On the material level, all is well. But a house is not a home, and Murielle feels more and more stifled...
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| Village VoiceViolet LuccaCan a film that holds no surprises be of value? In the case of Our Children, which masterfully plays with stylistic conventions and all-too-common instances of real-life matricide, the answer is decidedly yes. |
| Shadows on the WallRich ClineThis is masterful, unsettling filmmaking that moves us deeply. It also has the power to save lives. |
| NPRElla TaylorOur Children was inspired by a real-life Belgian tragedy, but director Joachim LaFosse has built that news item into his own micro-portrait of coercion dipped in kindness. |
| Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzThis is a film as powerful as it is painful. |
| Independent (UK)Anthony QuinnThis is film-making of a very high order. |
| Total FilmTom DawsonExpertly avoiding sensationalism, this potently acted drama reminds us of Jean Renoir's celebrated dictum, that everyone has their reasons. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranThis is a taut psychological study, based on a true story, of the complexities of personal power relationships that begins with the kind of shattering revelation that would be the conclusion of most films. |
| Observer (UK)Philip FrenchIt's a quiet, immaculately acted study of appalling cruelty committed unconsciously by those who believe they're acting in the best interest of others. |
| Daily Express (UK)Allan HunterTense, slow-burning and handled with impeccable discretion Our Children offers a piercing and compassionate glimpse into the unthinkable. |
| Financial TimesNigel AndrewsAs the walls close in we believe this young wife might end up gasping for air. We even believe she might yearn to take the kids, not just herself, to a better place. |