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IMDb rating 6.7
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Critic rating 8.1

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Critic Diego Semerene
rated 8

...a lovely film about feminine strength...

Read full review at Slant Magazine
Critic Robbie Collin
rated 8

...a mischievous French drama, and a true surprise.

Read full review at The Telegraph
Critic Michael Bo
rated 8

Léonor Serraille kan noget, som ingen anden fransk filmskaber kan. (...) Hos ingen anden er verden så vidunderligt sammensat, så frugtbart selvmodsigende som i hendes film.

Read full review at Politiken
Critic Kjartan Hansen
rated 8

Instruktør Léonor Seraille har talent for at skildre en ungdommelig splittelse mellem impulsiv selvforkælelse og ansvar.

Read full review at Soundvenue
Critic Julia Finnsiö
rated 7

...aldrig långsam, tack vare skådespelarnas otvungna utstrålning och det rörande och fängslande i deras historia.

Read full review at Svenska Dagbladet
Critic Andreas Heilborn
rated 8

Genomgående är det ett starkt skådespeleri, de unga aktörerna imponerar.

Read full review at Nöjesguiden
Critic Eva Af Geijerstam
rated 10

Allt fångas i Hélène Louvarts makalösa bilder: andrummet i grönskande parker, känslan av gräs mot handflatan, en trevande kärlekspromenad bland vinrankorna, en första saltsmakande kyss och avståndet till en idyllisk familjemiddag på landet.

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter

Cast & Crew

Pascal Rénéric
As Marsac
Ahmed Sylla
As Ernest (adult)
Stéphane Bak
As Jean (age 19)
Jean-Christophe Folly
As Jules César

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In the late 1980s, a young mother named Rose moves to the Paris suburbs with her two young sons, Ernest and Jean, seeking a new life. The film chronicles the construction and deconstruction of their family over 20 years, as they face the challenges of integration and evolving relationships. Through the lens of a single mother's unwavering love and determination, Mother and Son poignantly explores identity, family, and the resilience of the human spirit.

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