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A Balasaur Score of 54 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6/10, Metacritic 37/100. Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do. Most of the 6,719 2010s drama movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Prime.
Synopsis
8-year-old Elli and her mother, Marlène, live in a small town by the French Riviera where they act out to relieve boredom and hide from social services. When Marlène caves in to yet another night of excess, she chooses to leave Elli behind for a man she just met. The young child must confront her mother's demons in order to get her back.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Metacritic37/100
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
141 audience votes
Key crew
- Olivier CoursierOriginal Music Composer
- Audrey IsmaëlOriginal Music Composer
- Vanessa FilhoDirector
- Vanessa FilhoWriter
- DiastèmeWriter
- François PirotWriter
Cast
- Marion CotillardMarlène
- Ayline EtaixElli
- Alban LenoirJulio
- Amélie DaureChiara
- Stéphane RideauJean
- Mario MagalhaesBoris
- Joël BoudjeltaCast
- Stefano CassettiMichel
- Pascal ParmentierHomme boîte de nuit #1
- Jean-Michel CorreiaHomme boîte de nuit #2
- Nade DieuMathilda
- Rosaline GohyAlice
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Themes
single motherwoman directormother daughter relationship