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Film · 2018

Mothers' Instinct

Original titleDuelles

Directed by Olivier Masset-Depasse · starring Anne Coesens, Veerle Baetens and Mehdi Nebbou

  • 1 h 37 min
  • Thriller · Drama
  • Belgium
  • 6.8 AverageMovieNCo
  • 6.6 Users2 votes
  • 7.0 Critics3 reviews

Synopsis

Alice and Céline are neighbors and very close friends. They both enjoy a pleasant life, happy families and two sons who are growing up together. Everything gets complicated when Maxima, the son of Céline, dies when he falls down out a window under Alice eyes. Céline can't get over his son death and blame her friend about the fatal accident, which will make both friends distance from each other and create a tension between the two families. The situation gets even worse when Alice starts suspecting Céline wants revenge by using her son Théo, which will drown her into a situation where imagination and reality, the good and the bad, are al mixed up. A thriller that takes as to older times and reminds to Hitchcock's films.

Where to watch Mothers' Instinct

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Mothers' Instinct is not on any service in the UK right now. It can be watched in other countries:

  • Belgium Prime Video: channel, rent €3.99, buy €9.99
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  • Spain Prime Video: subscription, rent €1.99, buy €7.99

The essentials

Runtime
97 min1 hour and 37 minutes
Budget
€3.9mVersus Entertainment
How long is Mothers' Instinct?
1 hour and 37 minutes (97 minutes).
Who directed Mothers' Instinct?
Olivier Masset-Depasse.
Who is in Mothers' Instinct?
It stars Anne Coesens, Veerle Baetens, Mehdi Nebbou and Arieh Worthalter.
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Reviews

All 3 reviews
6.6 2 votes

What the critics say average 7.0 from 3 outlets

  • 7.5 VarietyJessica Kiang "A deliciously enjoyable, spiral-shaped descent into darkness (...) Both actresses are expressive but unreadable, adding greatly to the fun of guessing who is pretending and who is genuine. Read
  • 7.5 Screen DailyWendy Ide A meticulously-styled period piece (...) 'Mothers Instinct' is a polished package. The orchestral score pays homage to Hitchcock. Read
  • 6.0 The Hollywood ReporterJordan Mintzer A stylish, well-played retro thriller that doesn?t fully ignite (...) The film convincingly imitates the greats but never quite finds its own voice. Read
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