Mothers' Instinct () is a 2018 Belgian psychological thriller film directed by Olivier Masset-Depasse. The story is loosely based on the 2012 novel Behind the Hatred (Derrière la haine) by Barbara Abel. The film was screened as a special presentation at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.
It received ten nominations at the 10th Magritte Awards, winning nine, including Best Film and Best Director for Masset-Depasse, setting the record for the most Magritte Awards won by a single film. It was later overtaken by Night Call (2025), which won ten awards.
Cast Veerle Baetens as Alice Brunelle Anne Coesens as Céline Geniot Mehdi Nebbou as Simon Brunelle Arieh Worthalter as Damien Geniot Jules Lefebvres as Theo Brunelle Luan Adam as Maxime Geniot Annick Blancheteau as Jeanne Brunelle
Response
Critical reception The film holds rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on critic reviews, with an average rating of .
Accolades Award / Film FestivalCategoryRecipients and nomineesResultGolden Atlas AwardBest Film Chicago International Film FestivalBest Film Magritte AwardsBest Film Best DirectorOlivier Masset-Depasse Best ScreenplayOlivier Masset-Depasse Best ActressVeerle Baetens Anne Coesens Best Supporting ActorArieh Worthalter Best CinematographyHichame Alaouié Best Original ScoreFrédéric Vercheval Best Sound Olivier Struye, Marc Bastien, Héléna Réveillère, Thomas Gauder Best EditingDamien Keyeux World Soundtrack AwardsBest Original ScoreFrédéric Vercheval
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