Ma mère

Ma mère

4.5IMDb Score
Released:2004-05-19
Genre:Drama
Duration:112 min
Director:Christophe Honoré
Actors:Isabelle Huppert, Louis Garrel, Emma de Caunes, Joana Preiss, Dominique Reymond
Production:Gemini Films, Les Films du Camélia, Les Films du Lendemain, ARTE France Cinéma, S2 International Audiovisual Consulting, Amour Fou Vienna, Natan Productions

Overview:

After his father's death, a young man is introduced to a world of hedonism and depravity by his amoral mother.

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