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I Killed My Mother

Original title: J'ai tué ma mère · Turkish title: Annemi öldürdüm

“Sons forget their mothers can die.”

2009 · 1 h 36 min
Directed by Xavier Dolan
DramaRomance

Cast

Anne Dorval

Credits

Written by: Xavier Dolan

Plot

His directing debut, which he also wrote and starred in. It follows a difficult relationship between a mother and her teenage son. Known in French as J'ai tué ma mère.

Sinekatalog’s take

Xavier Dolan's debut, made at nineteen, is a raw, stylish portrait of a stormy mother-son bond. Anne Dorval is superb, and its emotional honesty announced a major new talent.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (32,874 votes)
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