French Trailer for Dardennes’ New Film ‘Young Mothers’ – Cannes 2025
by Alex Billington
May 1, 2025
Source: YouTube
“We’re getting through this.” Diaphana Distribution in France has unveiled the official trailer for the film titled Young Mothers, also known as The Young Mother’s Home in English, which is the next feature film from the acclaimed Belgian duo known as The Dardennes. This is Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardennes’ 13th feature film so far, and it’s also playing at Cannes like so many other films they’ve made before (Rosetta, L’Enfant, Lorna’s Silence, The Kid with a Bike). It will be premiering in the Main Competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival this month. Five mothers living in a shelter strive for a better future for themselves & their kids amidst challenging upbringings. Starring Babette Verbeek, Elsa Houben, Janaïna Halloy Fokan, Lucie Laruelle, & Samia Hilmi as the moms. Housed in a shelter for young mothers, Jessica, Perla, Julie, Naïma and Ariane, all of whom have grown up in difficult circumstances, struggle to obtain a better life for themselves and their children. Another social drama in Belgium from the Dardennes – this one about moms. Have a look below and stay tuned for updates from Cannes. Click on [cc] for English subtitles.
Here’s the first French trailer (+ poster) for Dardennes’ film Young Mothers, from YouTube (via TFS):
Jessica, Perla, Julie, Ariane and Naïma stay at a maternity home to help them with their lives as young mothers. Five teenagers with the hope of achieving a better life for themselves and their child. The Young Mother’s Home, also known as Young Mothers or originally Jeunes Mères in French, is written and directed by the award-winning Belgian filmmaking brothers Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne (aka the Dardennes), directors of acclaimed films The Kid With a Bike, Lorna’s Silence, Darkness, L’Enfant, The Son, Rosetta, The Promise, Two Days, One Night, The Unknown Girl, Young Ahmed, and Tori & Lokita previously. It’s produced by Delphine Tomson. With cinematography by Benoît Dervaux. This will be premiering soon at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival playing in the Main Competition this May. Diaphana will debut Jeunes Mères in French cinemas starting May 23rd, 2025. No US release is set – stay tuned for news. Who’s interested?