The Baronesses

2025 1h 40m FR

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 5

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Synopsis

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When 65-year-old Fatima discovers that her husband has been living a double life in Morocco for the past ten years, her world collapses. Furious and determined not to let fate get her way, she decides to pick up where she left off 50 years earlier, when she was to play Hamlet. Together with her best friends Mériem, Romaissa and Inès, three other grandmothers from Molenbeek, these "Baronnes" are about to make a decision that will turn their lives, those of their entourage, their neighborhood and the whole country upside down.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Saadia Bentaïeb
Fatima
Jan Decleir
Lucien
Isabelle Anciaux
Meriem's Superior
Halima Amrani
Rachida Bouganhem
Rachida Riahi
Sanya Sridi
Chris Lomme

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nabil Ben Yadir
Writers: Nabil Ben Yadir, Stéphane Malandrin, Mokhtaria Badaoui
Languages: French
Countries: Belgium, Luxembourg

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ERA

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Released last year.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Belgium, Luxembourg.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nabil Ben Yadir, shot by Lieven Van Baelen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stephen Warbeck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Saadia Bentaïeb and Jan Decleir and Isabelle Anciaux carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt30106305 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nabil Ben Yadir directs. Lieven Van Baelen behind the camera. Stephen Warbeck scores. Produced in Belgium, Luxembourg. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2International production across 2 countries: Belgium, Luxembourg.
3Directed by Nabil Ben Yadir, shot by Lieven Van Baelen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Stephen Warbeck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Saadia Bentaïeb and Jan Decleir and Isabelle Anciaux carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt30106305 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.