Retour chez ma mère (2016)
Directed by Eric Lavaine

Comedy / Drama
aka: Back to Mom's

Film Synopsis

When Stéphanie, 40, goes back to live with her mother, Jacqueline, she is welcomed with open arms.  But what starts out as a happy reunion soon turns into an endurance test for both women.  There is, after all, a limit to how many times you can listen to a Francis Cabrel song without wanting to garrotte yourself, and if the highlight of your evening is yet another game of Scrabble you know there is something seriously wrong with your life.  Worst of all, Stéphanie has to put up with her mother constantly correcting her on her table manners.  Things do not improve when Stéphanie's siblings - Nicolas and Carole - turn up for a family dinner.  Now is the time for old grievances to be aired and scores to be settled.  So much for the nicer side of family life...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Eric Lavaine
  • Script: Héctor Cabello Reyes, Eric Lavaine, Héctor Cabello Reyes, Eric Lavaine
  • Photo: François Hernandez
  • Music: Fabien Cahen
  • Cast: Josiane Balasko (Jacqueline Mazerin), Alexandra Lamy (Stéphanie Mazerin), Mathilde Seigner (Carole Bordier), Philippe Lefebvre (Nicolas Mazerin), Jérôme Commandeur (Alain Bordier), Cécile Rebboah (Charlotte Murat), Didier Flamand (Jean Laborde), Guilaine Londez (Catherine), Patrick Bosso (Michel, conseiller Pôle Emploi), Marc Fayet (Philippe, le père de Léo), Galaad Schnerb (Léo), Sophie Garagnon (Employée SNCF), Anne-Laure Gruet (Femme série TV), Renaud Roussel (Homme série TV), Eric Marcel (Le serveur)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 97 min
  • Aka: Back to Mom's

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