Cannes habitués Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne debuted their latest film, Young Mothers, in Competition this afternoon, greeted by a TK ovation.

The story follows five girls who are housed in a shelter for young mothers. The teenagers are hoping for a better life for themselves and their babies.

Luc Dardenne told the Cannes Film Festival of Young Mothers, "We wanted to tell five stories about five young girls who, each in their own way, escape a destiny -- a prison." However, there's slightly more lightness to the film than their previous collaborations. Luc Dardenne credited the music in the movie, "which wasn't in the last two films."

Added Jean-Pierre Dardenne speaking to Cannes, "A baby that's crying, that you need to put down... these are things that we have incorporated... It adds tempo -- a completely different rhythm."

The cast includes Babette Verbeek, Janaina Halloy Fokan, Samia Hilmi, Elsa Houben and Lucie Laruelle.