We Believe You
A mother fights to keep her children safe as a custody hearing turns private family danger into a public test of credibility.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- harrowing
- intimate
- focused evening viewing
- social issue film night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Alice faces a judge while custody of her children hangs in the balance.
Alice must persuade the court to protect her children from their father before it is too late.
Alice's central objective is defending her children during the custody dispute.
The film centers a contemporary custody hearing and the personal consequences of institutional decision-making.
Films like We Believe You, and why
Anatomy of a Fall
shared courtroom pressure, family stakes, and emotionally restrained social drama
Custody
shared child custody conflict, intimate family trauma, and tense legal proceedings
The Hunt
shared institutional confrontation, parental fear, and urgent contemporary realism
Movie Details
- Directors
- Arnaud Dufeys, Charlotte Devillers
- Release Date
- 2025-11-12
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (32)
Cast
- Myriem Akheddiou
- Laurent Capelluto
- Natali Broods
- Ulysse Goffin
- Adèle Pinckaers
- Alisa Laub
- Marion de Nanteuil
- Mounir Bennaoum
Common questions
- What is We Believe You about?
- A mother fights to keep her children safe as a custody hearing turns private family danger into a public test of credibility.
- What is We Believe You like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of We Believe You as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is We Believe You violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in We Believe You as mild.
- Which films are like We Believe You?
- Films with a similar feel include Anatomy of a Fall, Custody, and The Hunt.
- How long is We Believe You?
- We Believe You runs 78 minutes.
