Mother and Son

Mother and Son

2022 · 116 min · FR · 6.5 (27 votes)
Dir. Léonor Serraille · Starring Annabelle Lengronne, Stéphane Bak, Kenzo Sambin, Ahmed Sylla, Sidy Fofana, Milan Doucansi
Drama

In the late 1980s, Rose moves from the Ivory Coast to the Paris suburbs with her two young sons, Ernest and Jean. Spanning 20 years from their arrival in France to the present day, the film is the moving chronicle of the construction and deconstruction of a family.

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This is a deeply poignant and reflective journey through the complexities of family and identity across two decades. It offers an intimate, character-driven exploration of resilience and the bittersweet nature of growth, wrapped in a naturalistic style. Perfect for a thoughtful, immersive experience.

poignantreflectivemelancholicintimatebittersweetresilientslow-burnintimate dramacharacter-drivennaturalistic filmmakinggenerational sagaimmigrationfamily bondscoming-of-ageidentityresilience
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