Young Mothers
Five young mothers in a Belgian shelter find fragile solidarity while fighting to build safer futures for themselves and their children.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- intimate
- serious
- wistful
- quiet evening
- arthouse film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praise the Dardenne brothers’ humane social realism, emotional restraint, and strong ensemble performances.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The five young mothers live together in a shelter that functions as the central social and emotional environment.
Each mother seeks a better future for herself and her child while confronting difficult upbringings and the pressures of shelter life.
Jessica, Julie, Ariane, Perla, and Naïma share the film’s central perspective as five young mothers pursuing stability for themselves and their children.
The mothers’ shared living situation and common struggle create a framework for solidarity alongside their individual efforts to rebuild their lives.
Films like Young Mothers, and why
Rosetta
shared Belgian social realism, institutional precarity, and intimate focus on vulnerable young women
The Kid with a Bike
shared Dardenne-style humanism, social inequality, and emotionally restrained character drama
Fish Tank
shared coming-of-age social realism, domestic instability, and raw female-centered performances
Movie Details
- Directors
- Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
- Release Date
- 2025-05-23
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (68)
Cast
- Babette Verbeek
- Elsa Houben
- Janaïna Halloy Fokan
- Lucie Laruelle
- Samia Hilmi
- Jef Jacobs
- Günter Duret
- Christelle Cornil
- India Hair
- Joely Mbundu
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Young Mothers about?
- Five young mothers in a Belgian shelter find fragile solidarity while fighting to build safer futures for themselves and their children.
- What is Young Mothers like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Young Mothers as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Young Mothers violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Young Mothers.
- What did critics think of Young Mothers?
- Critics broadly praise the Dardenne brothers’ humane social realism, emotional restraint, and strong ensemble performances.
- Which films are like Young Mothers?
- Films with a similar feel include Rosetta, The Kid with a Bike, and Fish Tank.
- How long is Young Mothers?
- Young Mothers runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch Young Mothers?
- In United States, Young Mothers streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
