Mommy

Mommy

8.2IMDb Score
Released:2014-09-19
Genre:Drama
Duration:138 min
Country:Canada
Director:Xavier Dolan
Actors:Anne Dorval, Suzanne Clément, Antoine Olivier Pilon, Patrick Huard, Alexandre Goyette
Production:Metafilms, Sons of Manual

Overview:

A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.

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