Movie
I Killed My Mother
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2009-06-05
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Mifilifilms
- Country
- Canada
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Anne Dorval as Chantale Lemming
- Xavier Dolan as Hubert Minel
- François Arnaud as Antonin Rimbaud
- Suzanne Clément as Julie Cloutier
- Patricia Tulasne as Hélène Rimbaud
- Niels Schneider as Eric
- Monique Spaziani as Denise
- Pierre Chagnon as Richard Minel
- Justin Caron as Young Hubert
- Benoît Gouin as Boarding School Principal
- Johanne-Marie Tremblay as Boarding School Teacher
- Hugolin Chevrette as Student Fighter #1
Crew
- Xavier Dolan - Director
- Xavier Dolan - Screenplay
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