I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive

Je suis heureux que ma mère soit vivante (original)

6.7

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1h 30mDrama Action & Adventure

Inspired by true events, I’M GLAD MY MOTHER IS ALIVE was written and directed by father and son filmmaking team Claude (“A Secret”) and Nathan Miller. Given up for adoption as a toddler, troubled teenager Thomas (César nominee for Best Male Newcomer Vincent Rottiers in a powerful performance) becomes obsessed with tracking down his birth mother. After years of searching, Thomas finds her (a riveting Sophie Cattani) single, with a small child, living in a nearby suburb, and introduces himself. Traumatized by years of emptiness and longing for his mother, he starts an ambiguous relationship with her - part courtship, part obsession, which slowly drives him to an act of madness.

Spoken language: fr

Starring Sophie Cattani, Christine Citti, Yves Verhoeven, Maxime Renard, Olivier Guéritée, Ludo Harley, Gabin Lefebvre, Quentin Gonzalez, Samir Guesmi, Sabrina Ouazani

Watch "I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive" from streaming services Amazon, Apple TV+ (itunes) released in 2009. It's a drama and action & adventure movie, and has a rating of 6.7 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie, and is currently only available for purchase or rent.