Lingui

2021

French

6.8

♡ 1

mother daughter relationship

muslim

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun Director

Titina Djime as Client 1

Djaïbé Noubadjim as Père Maïmouna

Abdéramane Mahamat as Policier en civil

Abdoulaye Babale as Policier uniforme

On the outskirts of the capital of Chad, determined single mother Amina works tirelessly to provide for herself and her 15-year old daughter Maria. When Amina discovers Maria is pregnant and does not want a child, the two women begin to seek out an abortion, condemned by both religion and law. In the process, mother and daughter forge a connection stronger than any they’ve ever known.

The Child

2005

French

7.4

♡ 17

parent child relationship

petty crimes

pregnant minor

Romance

Jean-Pierre Dardenne Director

Jérémie Renier as Bruno

Stéphane Bissot as La receleuse

Olivier Gourmet as Policier en civil

Déborah François as Sonia

Bruno and Sonia, a young couple living off her benefit and the thefts committed by his gang, have a new source of money: their newborn son. The carefree Bruno, who until then had only cared about the here and now, must now learn to become a father.