Mothers' Instinct () 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.
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