I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive

Sep 30, 2009

1h 30m

★ 5.9

Overview

Now a taciturn adult, an adoptee finds his biological mother and strikes up a relationship fraught with tension and emotion.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

F Comme Film

Orly Films

France 3 Cinéma

Page 114

TPS Star

France 3

La Région Île-de-France

Canal+

I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive Trailers

Cast

Julie Martino

Sophie Cattani

Annie Jouvet

Christine Citti

Yves Jouvet

Yves Verhoeven

Thomas (12 years)

Maxime Renard

Patrick / François (17 years)

Olivier Gueritée

Patrick / François (9 years)

Ludo Harley

Tommy (4 years)

Gabin Lefebvre

Frédéric

Quentin Gonzalez

The employer

Samir Guesmi

The cashier of cinema

Sabrina Ouazani

Thomas Jouvet (20 years)

Vincent Rottiers

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