Ever since a young age, Mounir has lived with Doctor Pinget, his adopted father. Living under Dr. Andre Pinget has provided Mounir a comfortable life, including a job at the doctor's practice. Mounir meets Murielle, a nice Belgium girl, and they fall passionately in love with one and other. Wedding bells are in the air and the two quickly get married and have children, moving into Andre's home. While Andre's ability to provide is seemingly nothing but helpful, it soon becomes excessive, sending Murielle into a anxiety-fueled tailspin which leads the family towards tragedy. Joachim Lafosse's Our Children is a subtle, yet effective tale that builds naturally towards its emotionally devastating conclusion. Our Children could almost be described as an intellectual horror film, relying on simple and subtle sequences of strife that create a snowball effect, building up inside of Murielle's mind. To say Andre's character is insidious in nature just wouldn't be fair, as one could argue he is simply trying to help in some cases, but he certainly is an incredibly egotistical character unwilling to grasp the emotional devastation he is bringing to Murielle through his headstrong nature. Don't get me wrong, Andre is not a loving individual, far from it, but some of it's indirect abuse, like how his excessive giving leaves Mounir and Murielle to feel inadequate in regards to providing for their children. Murielle's degrading mind is at center stage throughout Our Children and the film does a great job at showing how these conflicts create anxiety and conflict in her everyday life. 8.25/10
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