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I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive
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Wikipedia article
'I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive' is a 2009 French film directed by Claude Miller and Nathan Miller.
Plot
Thomas, an adopted teenager and uncomfortable, goes in search of his past to understand why his mother abandoned him and his brother when he was 4 years old. He searches for his mother without telling either his brother or his adoptive parents. He then discovers that she is no longer with her biological father, that she had a third son with another man, and that she now lives alone with her other son.
Cast
* Vincent Rottiers as Thomas Jouvet
* Sophie Cattani as Julie Martino
* Christine Citti as Annie Jouvet
* Yves Verhoeven as Yves Jouvet
* Olivier Gurite as Patrick / Franois
* Gabin Lefebvre as Tommy
* Quentin Gonzalez as Frdric
* Chantal Banlier as Chantal Duronnet
* Thomas Momplot as Mathieu
* Samir Guesmi as The employer
* Sabrina Ouazani as The cinema cashier
* Carole Franck as The orphanage's director
Production
The movie was presented in several festival like the Montreal World Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival, the Festival do Rio, the So Paulo International Film Festival and the San Francisco International Film Festival.
Critical reception
The film was well received by the critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 92% of 13 critics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of 7.4/10.
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References
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