I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive

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I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive

2009

1h 30m

5.9(19 votes)

Drama

Overview

Now a taciturn adult, an adoptee finds his biological mother and strikes up a relationship fraught with tension and emotion.

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11 members

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Sophie Cattani

Julie Martino

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Christine Citti

Annie Jouvet

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Yves Verhoeven

Yves Jouvet

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Maxime Renard

Thomas (12 years)

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Olivier Gueritée

Patrick / François (17 years)

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Ludo Harley

Patrick / François (9 years)

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Gabin Lefebvre

Tommy (4 years)

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Quentin Gonzalez

Frédéric

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Samir Guesmi

The employer

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Sabrina Ouazani

The cashier of cinema

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Vincent Rottiers

Thomas Jouvet (20 years)

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