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My Son

My Son

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My Son

"Tragedy strikes a young boy and his over-protective mother."

2006

1h 19m

6.6(18 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

Julien and his mum care for each other very much. But Julien has committed a deadly sin: he is growing into a teenager! Worse, he has found himself a girlfriend of his age. "Mummy" is not going to tolerate such an ignominy. Julien is HER baby and will remain HERS for ever, encouraged in her "crusade" by her bovine husband and barely thwarted by the more courageous interventions of Suzanne, Julien's sympathetic big sister.

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Moby Dick Films

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France 2 Cinéma

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Nathalie Baye

Nathalie Baye

Mother / La mère

Olivier Gourmet

Olivier Gourmet

Father / Le père

Victor Sévaux

Julien / Son

Marie Kremer

Marie Kremer

Suzanne / Sister / la sœur

Valentine Stach

Alice / Julien's Girlfriend / La copine de Julien

Emmanuelle Riva

Emmanuelle Riva

Grandmother / La grand-mère

Michèle Moretti

Michèle Moretti

Principal / La proviseure

Thomas Silberstein

Thomas Silberstein

Sam

Nicole Gros

Nicole Gros

La pâtissière

Maxime Monsimier

Copain Julien 1

Creative team

Directed by: Martial Fougeron
Written by: Florence Eliakim
Martial Fougeron
Produced by: Pascal Caucheteux
Frédéric Niedermayer

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