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74% Critic Match
I Killed My Mother
“Sons forget their mothers can die.”
7.4 / 10• 2009• 1h 36m•NR• French
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Anne Dorval
Chantale Lemming
Lead
Xavier Dolan
Hubert Minel
François Arnaud
Antonin Rimbaud
Suzanne Clément
Julie Cloutier
Patricia Tulasne
Hélène Rimbaud
Niels Schneider
Eric
Monique Spaziani
Denise
Pierre Chagnon
Richard Minel
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Xavier Dolan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. I Killed My Mother is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
