
Paulette(2012)
Paulette lives alone in a housing project in the Paris suburbs. With her meager pension, she can no longer make ends meet.



Isabelle Huppert
Patience Portefeux

Liliane Rovère
Mrs. Portefeux

Hippolyte Girardot
Philippe

Iris Bry
Hortense Portefeux

Pierre Rousselet
PC Security agent

Farida Ouchani
Kadidja

Rebecca Marder
Gabrielle Portefeux

Léonore Confino
Director of EHPAD

Jade-Nadja Nguyen
Colette Fo

Kamel Guenfoud
Brother Cherkaoui
Mama Weed is a crime, drama, comedy film released in 2020 exploring themes of drug dealer, street gang, ghetto, marijuana, a dona do barato. Directed by Jean-Paul Salomé, it stars Isabelle Huppert, Liliane Rovère, Hippolyte Girardot. A translator working for the police gets involved in the other side of drug dealing.
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Paulette lives alone in a housing project in the Paris suburbs. With her meager pension, she can no longer make ends meet.

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