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I Killed My Mother

I Killed My Mother

Sons forget their mothers can die.

20097.41h 36m

Overview

Hubert, a brash 17-year-old, is confused and torn by a love-hate relationship with his mother that consumes him more and more each day. After distressing ordeals and tragic episodes, Hubert will find his mother on the banks of Saint Lawrence river, where he grew up, and where a murder will be committed: the murder of childhood.

Directed by Xavier Dolan
Written by Xavier Dolan
Produced by Xavier Dolan, Carole Mondello, Daniel Morin
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Top Cast

Xavier Dolan

Xavier Dolan

Hubert Minel

Anne Dorval

Anne Dorval

Chantale Lemming

François Arnaud

François Arnaud

Antonin Rimbaud

Suzanne Clément

Suzanne Clément

Julie Cloutier

Patricia Tulasne

Patricia Tulasne

Hélène Rimbaud

Niels Schneider

Niels Schneider

Eric

Monique Spaziani

Monique Spaziani

Denise

Pierre Chagnon

Pierre Chagnon

Richard Minel

J

Justin Caron

Young Hubert

Benoît Gouin

Benoît Gouin

Boarding School Principal

Themes & Keywords

parent child relationshipboarding schoolcoming of agemale homosexualityrelationshipoverbearing mothersingle motherargumentlgbtlgbt teensemi autobiographicalmother son relationshipgay themefrench canadianboys' love (bl)absent father

About I Killed My Mother

I Killed My Mother is a drama film released in 2009 exploring themes of parent child relationship, boarding school, coming of age, male homosexuality, relationship, overbearing mother. Directed by Xavier Dolan, it stars Xavier Dolan, Anne Dorval, François Arnaud. Hubert, a brash 17-year-old, is confused and torn by a love-hate relationship with his mother that consumes him more and more each day. After distressing ordeals and tragic episodes, Hubert will find his mother on the banks of Saint Lawrence river, where he grew up, and where a murder will be committed: the murder of childhood.

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