Reality before entertainment

Our Children (2012)

Written and directed by Joachim Lafosse this film based on real events stars Emilie Dequenne, Niels Arestrup and Tahar Rahim. A young couple live with a doctor who supports them financially but become uncomfortable with an outsider in their lives.

While the film does a good job of showing the slow decent into depression and mental instability of the lead character it makes for a rather slow and drawn out watch. Despite showing you upfront the conclusion of the story I found large parts of the film a boring watch. Emilie Dequenne gives a really good performance but it was never enough to make the film riveting.

3/5