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Summary
Jacqueline is a young mother living in 1960s Paris with her disabled son Laurent. Abandoned by her husband, Jacqueline sacrifices everything to care for her son and vows to give Laurent a “normal” life full of happiness.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+11)
Critics 58Audiences 69GoodWatch 63
Tomatometer63%
Metascore53
Audience score76%
IMDb7.3
User score5.8
Running time
2 h 1 min
A typical length for dramas, +12 min on the typical 109
typical 109121Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 9 countries, rent or buy in 11 more
Released
2011
November 17, 2011
15 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
- Canada
- France
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 18 more45 people
- Vanessa ParadisJacqueline
- Kevin ParentAntoine Godin
- Hélène FlorentCarole
- Evelyne BrochuRose
- MGMarin GerrierLaurent
- ADAlice DuboisVéronique
- Evelyne de la ChenelièreAmélie
- Michel DumontJulien Godin
- JCJoanny Corbeil-PicherJuliette
- Rosalie FortierAngéline
- Michel LaperrièrePsychologist
Caroline BalVéronique's Mother
Nicolas MariéVéronique's Father
Pascal ElsoPaul
Jérôme KircherLouis
Claire VernetSchool Principal- MBManon BalthazardTeacher
Émile ValléeAntoine at 14- CFChanel FontaineCarole at 14
- MBMisstress BarbaraDJ at Electronic Picnic
- LRLuc RaymondDJ at Loft
- YPYves PerreaultSpeaker at AA Meeting
Jean-Marc ValléeNeighbour- ADAntoine DuchesneauYoung Cousin
Directing · 1
- Jean-Marc Vallée Director, Writer, Co-Producer, Editor
Production · 7
- Marie-Claude Poulin Producer
- Pierre Even Producer
- Constance Demontoy Casting
- Beatriz Coutrot Casting
- Jean-Yves Robin Co-Producer
- Nicolas Coppermann Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Pierre Cottereau Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Gary Chuntz Colorist
Sound · 5
- Jo Caron Foley Recordist
- Jean Minondo Sound
- Louis Gignac Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Gavin Fernandes Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Luc Raymond Sound Effects Editor
Art · 9
- Patrice Vermette Production Design
- Emma Pucci Art Direction
- Guillaume Bedard Set Decoration
- Hugues Letellier Art Direction
- Hélène Dubreuil Set Decoration
- Geneviève Burt Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 9
- Emmanuelle Youchnovski Costume Design
- Ginette Magny Costume Design
- Christiane Fattori Makeup Designer, Makeup Artist
- Frédéric Marin Key Makeup Artist
- Caroline Aquin Makeup Artist
- Ghislaine Sant Key Hair Stylist
Visual Effects · 3
- Marc Cote VFX Supervisor
- Nathalie Tremblay Digital Compositor
- Luc Sanfaçon VFX Artist
Other crew · 2
- Jean Frenette Stunt Coordinator
- Jacqueline Charette Vallée In Memory Of
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