Ma mère
2004 · Movie · NC-17 · 112 min · ★ 4.5 · 26% critics
After a father’s sudden death, a sheltered young man is drawn into his mother’s pleasure-seeking world at their island home. As she pushes him to abandon his strict upbringing, he’s pulled into increasingly extreme experiences that test his boundaries and leave him questioning freedom, desire, and control.
Also known as Ma Mere
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Details
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2004-05-19
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NC-17
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 26/100
- TMDB rating
- 4.5/10 (178 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re curious about confrontational, sexually explicit drama that leans more on provocation than plot, in the vein of Showgirls or The Story of O; Not for you if graphic taboo content is a dealbreaker.
Pros: provocative taboo themes; bold performances | Cons: explicit content throughout; thin story focus; often unpleasant tone
Themes
- mother
- based on novel or book
- nightclub
- father
- incest
- hedonism
- exhibitionism
- voyeur
- attractive
- depravity
- gran canaria
- canary islands
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- Jameson People's Choice Award — Best Actress · 2004 · nominated
Cast & crew
Isabelle Huppert
as Héléne
Louis Garrel
as Pierre
Emma de Caunes
as Hansi
Joana Preiss
as Réa
Dominique Reymond
as Marthe
Jean-Baptiste Montagut
as Loulou
Olivier Rabourdin
as Robert
Philippe Duclos
as The Father
Pascal Tokatlian
as Klaus
Théo Hakola
as Ian
Directed by Christophe Honoré