Our Children
Film poster
Directed byJoachim Lafosse
Written byJoachim Lafosse
Produced byJacques-Henri Bronckart
Olivier Bronckart
StarringÉmilie Dequenne
Niels Arestrup
Tahar Rahim
CinematographyJean-François Hensgens
Edited bySophie Vercruysse
Release date
  • 22 May 2012 (2012-05-22) (Cannes)
Running time
111 minutes[1]
CountriesBelgium
France
LanguagesFrench
Arabic
Budget$7.2 million[2]
Box office$700,000[3]

Our Children (French: À perdre la raison) is a 2012 Belgian-French psychological drama film directed by Joachim Lafosse. It is based on a real-life incident involving a woman (Geneviève Lhermitte) who killed her five children. The film competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival under the title Loving Without Reason,[4][5] where Émilie Dequenne won the Un Certain Regard Award for Best Actress.[6]

Cast

Reception

Critical response was generally strong and the film was nominated for seven Magritte Awards, winning four, including Best Film and Best Director for Lafosse.[7] The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.[8]

The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "In one of her strongest leading roles to date, Dequenne (The Girl on the Train, Rosetta) does a remarkable job depicting Murielle’s wavering psychological states as she heads for oblivion, and an extended sequence-shot where she drives home while singing a Julien Clerc song is particularly unforgettable."[9]

Accolades

Award Category Recipient(s) Result
Belgian Film Critics Association[10] André Cavens Award for Best Film Won
2012 Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard Award – Best Actress Émilie Dequenne Won
25th European Film Awards[11] Best Actress Émilie Dequenne Nominated
3rd Magritte Awards[7] Best Film Won
Best Director Joachim Lafosse Won
Best Screenplay Joachim Lafosse, Matthieu Reynaert Nominated
Best Actress Émilie Dequenne Won
Best Supporting Actress Stéphane Bissot Nominated
Best Sound Ingrid Simon, Thomas Gauder Nominated
Best Editing Sophie Vercruysse Won
Satellite Awards 2012[12] Best Actress – Motion Picture Émilie Dequenne Nominated
Best Foreign Language Film Nominated
Saint Petersburg International Film Festival 2012 Best Actress Émilie Dequenne Won

See also

References

  1. ^ "À perdre la raison – Our Children (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  2. ^ JP. "A perdre la raison (Our Children) (2012)- JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Our Children (2013) - International Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  4. ^ "2012 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  5. ^ "7 Days in Havana officially selected for Cannes Film Festival 2012". katniss. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  6. ^ Cannes (27 May 2012). "Awards 2012". festival-cannes.fr. Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  7. ^ a b ""A perdre la raison" grand gagnant des "Magritte du cinéma" 2013 avec quatre récompenses". La Libre Belgique (in French). 2 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  8. ^ "" A perdre la raison " représentera la Belgique pour l'Oscar du " Meilleur film en langue étrangère "". Radio Télévision Belge Francophone. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  9. ^ Mintzer, Jordan (22 May 2012). "Our Children: Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  10. ^ ""À perdre la raison", le film inspiré de l'affaire Lhermitte, reçoit le Prix Cavens". L'Avenir (in French). Corelio. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  11. ^ Knegt, Peter (3 November 2012). "'Amour' Leads European Film Award Nominations; 'Rust and Bone' Snubbed". IndieWire. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  12. ^ Kilday, Gregg (3 December 2012). "Satellite Awards Nominates 10 Films for Best Motion Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 9 December 2012.

External links

Films directed by Joachim Lafosse
Thomas Bidegain
Belgian Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
Magritte Award for Best Film
Belgian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
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