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Mommy
Mommy

Mommy

Loving people doesn't save them.

Genres

Drama

OverView

A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.

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Budget

$4900000

Revenue

$3494070

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

138 mins

Rating

8.2/10

Release Date

19 September 2014

Country

Canada

Cast

Anne Dorval

Anne Dorval

Diane 'Die' Després

Suzanne Clément

Suzanne Clément

Kyla

Antoine Olivier Pilon

Antoine Olivier Pilon

Steve O'Connor Després

Patrick Huard

Patrick Huard

Paul

Alexandre Goyette

Alexandre Goyette

Patrick

Michèle Lituac

Michèle Lituac

Director of Correctional Center

Viviane Pacal

Viviane Pacal

Marthe

Natalie Hamel-Roy

Natalie Hamel-Roy

Natacha

Isabelle Nélisse

Isabelle Nélisse

Kyla's Daughter

Ted Pluviose

Ted Pluviose

Taxi Driver

Pierre-Yves Cardinal

Pierre-Yves Cardinal

Security Guard

Reda Guerinik

Reda Guerinik

Security Guard

Justin Laramée

Justin Laramée

Security Guard

Sabrina Bisson

Sabrina Bisson

Karaoke DJ

Huguette Gervais

Huguette Gervais

Bookshop Cashier

Vincent Fafard

Vincent Fafard

Billiard Player

Jean-Philippe Baril Guérard

Jean-Philippe Baril Guérard

Billiard Player

Dominic Desnoyers

Dominic Desnoyers

Billiard Player

Guenièvre Sandré

Guenièvre Sandré

Billiard Player's Girlfriend

Isabeau Blanche

Isabeau Blanche

Billiard Player's Girlfriend

Catherine Brunet

Catherine Brunet

Young Barmaid

Johanne Garneau

Johanne Garneau

Old Barmaid

Michael Rudder

Michael Rudder

Huissier

Robin-Joël Cool

Robin-Joël Cool

Doctor

Guillaume Laurin

Guillaume Laurin

Male Nurse

Mathieu Dufresne

Mathieu Dufresne

Ambulance Driver

Stéphane Julien

Stéphane Julien

Jeep Driver

Julie De Lafrenière

Julie De Lafrenière

Receptionist

Sylvie Lemay

Sylvie Lemay

Bank Teller

Danielle Lepine

Danielle Lepine

Housewife

Jeanne Roux-Coté

Jeanne Roux-Coté

Steve's Wife

Rosalie Fortier

Rosalie Fortier

Steve's Girlfriend

Steven Chevrin

Steven Chevrin

Adult Steve (uncredited)

Pierre-François Bouffard

Pierre-François Bouffard

Postman (uncredited)

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