Housed in a shelter for young mothers, Jessica, Perla, Julia, Ariane, and Naïma, all of whom have grown up in difficult circumstances, struggle to obtain a better life for themselves and their children.
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The people behind it
Babette Verbeek
Jessica
Elsa Houben
Julie
Janaïna Halloy Fokan
Ariane
Lucie Laruelle
Perla
Samia Hilmi
Naïma
Jef Jacobs
Dylan
Günter Duret
Robin
Christelle Cornil
Nathalie, Ariane's mother
India Hair
Morgane, Jessica's mother
Joely Mbundu
Angèle, Perla's mother
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