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A Balasaur Score of 75 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, Metacritic 74/100. Scores higher than 80% of the 6,648 2020s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime.
Synopsis
Michelle is enjoying a peaceful retirement in a Burgundy village, close to her longtime friend Marie-Claude. When her Parisian daughter Valérie drops off her son Lucas to spend school vacation with his grandma, Michelle, stressed out by her daughter, serves her toxic mushrooms for lunch. Valérie quickly recovers, but forbids her mother from seeing her grandson anymore. Feeling lonely and guilty, Michelle falls into a depression... until Marie-Claude's son gets out of prison.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic74/100
250 audience votes
Key crew
- François OzonDirector
- François OzonWriter
- Evgueni GalperineOriginal Music Composer
- Sacha GalperineOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Hélène VincentMichelle
- Josiane BalaskoMarie-Claude
- Ludivine SagnierValérie
- Pierre LottinVincent
- Vincent ColombeLe médecin de Michelle
- Sophie GuilleminLa capitaine
- Garlan ErlosLucas
- Malik ZidiLaurent
- Marie-Laurence TartasLa médecin de l'hôpital
- Paul BeaurepaireLucas (18 ans)
- Sidiki BakabaLe curé
- Pierre Le CozLe brigadier
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Themes
mushroomintoxication