I Killed My Mother

I Killed My Mother (2009)

05/06/2009
Drama
1h 36m

Sons forget their mothers can die.

Overview

Hubert, a brash 17-year-old, is confused and torn by a love-hate relationship with his mother that consumes him more and more each day. After distressing ordeals and tragic episodes, Hubert will find his mother on the banks of Saint Lawrence river, where he grew up, and where a murder will be committed: the murder of childhood.

  • Xavier DolanDirector, Screenplay
  • Original Title

    J'ai tué ma mère

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    French

Keywords

  • parent child relationship
  • boarding school
  • coming of age
  • male homosexuality
  • relationship
  • overbearing mother
  • single mother
  • argument
  • lgbt
  • lgbt teen
  • semi autobiographical
  • mother son relationship
  • gay theme
  • french canadian
  • boys' love (bl)
  • absent father

Top Billed Cast

Xavier Dolan

Xavier Dolan

Hubert Minel

Anne Dorval

Anne Dorval

Chantale Lemming

François Arnaud

François Arnaud

Antonin Rimbaud

Suzanne Clément

Suzanne Clément

Julie Cloutier

Patricia Tulasne

Patricia Tulasne

Hélène Rimbaud

Niels Schneider

Niels Schneider

Eric

Monique Spaziani

Monique Spaziani

Denise

Pierre Chagnon

Pierre Chagnon

Richard Minel

Justin Caron

Young Hubert

Benoît Gouin

Benoît Gouin

Boarding School Principal

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