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À perdre la raison (Original title)Our Children (Alternative title)Loving Without Reason (Help search title)
Dates: 2012 (Copyright), 30 May 2012 (Release)

Countries: Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland

Director: Joachim Lafosse

Synopsis: Drama. Murielle and Mounir are a recently married couple who go on to live with Mounir’s adoptive father Dr Pinget. They go on to have children, but their relationship changes under the pressures of family life and the strains on Mounir’s cultural identity. Dr Pinget’s benevolent autocracy also becomes a problem, and eventually Murielle’s mental health begins to suffer. Based on real events that took place in a Brussels suburb in 2007.

Genre:
Drama

Subjects:
Family life, Marriage, Parents, Children, Homicide, Mental disorders, Cultural identity
Releases
Date: 30 May 2012Country: BelgiumRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Dialogue (original): French / Dialogue (original): Arabic / Subtitles: French
Date: 10 May 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 111 mins 1 secs - Length: 9991 FeetDialogue (original): French / Dialogue (original): Arabic / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: Peccadillo Pictures Ltd