Mothers' Instinct (2018 film)

Mothers' Instinct
Film poster
Directed byOlivier Masset-Depasse
Screenplay by
  • Giordano Gederlini
  • Olivier Masset-Depasse
Based onBehind the Hatred
by Barbara Abel
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyHichame Alaouié
Edited byDamien Keyeux
Music byFrédéric Vercheval
Release dates
  • 7 September 2018 (2018-09-07) (TIFF)
  • 17 April 2019 (2019-04-17) (Belgium)
Running time
97 minutes
Country
  • Belgium
LanguageFrench
Box office$134,286

Mothers' Instinct (French: Duelles) 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.