Retrotherapy

May 15, 2024

1h 27m

★ 5.9

Overview

Yvonne loses her mind and confuses her teenage granddaughter, Manon, with her deceased daughter. Manon plays the role of the mother she never knew, reviving her grandmother's years of feminist activism. In this troubled game, Manon will learn to become a woman.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

A Private View

Iota Production

.Mille et Une. Films.

Films Camera Oscura

Retrotherapy Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Manon

Fantine Harduin

Yvonne

Hélène Vincent

Alain

Olivier Gourmet

La Neurologue

Émilie Dequenne

Ludivine

Rita Benmannana

M. Wilmart

Tom Audenaert

Aymeric Fougeron

Coline

Loriane Klupsch

Florence

Pauline Étienne

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