Nicole is a rape victim. Her son, the result of this tragic event, is cut off, harassed, unloved, ostracized. He develops a neurotic personality, despite attempts to engage his hostile mother in a dialogue of affection and recognition.
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Nicole, la mere
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| Thierry Frémont | ... |
Ludo adolescent
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Yves Cotton | ... |
Ludo enfant
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| Marie-Ange Dutheil | ... |
Mademoisell Rakoff
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| André Penvern | ... |
Micho
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Frédéric Saurel | ... |
Tatave
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Claudine Delvaux | ... |
Madame Blanchard
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| Jacky Pratoussy | ... |
Monsieur Blanchard
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| Patrick Massieu | ... |
Le patron du bistrot
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Jean-Louis Benoît | ... |
L'instituteur
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Willem Carpentier | ... |
Will
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Pascale Tison | ... |
Lise
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Henri Gruvman | ... |
Odilon
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Gerda Marchand | ... |
Fine
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Christiane Broustet | ... |
La vendeuse
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Ginette Gaalon | ... |
La serveuse
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Esouard Dina | ... |
Doudou
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Maïté de Combe | ... |
La pipaniste
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Aline Aurin | ... |
Enfant de l'asile
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Remy Chapelain | ... |
Enfant de l'asile
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Germaine Daney | ... |
Enfant de l'asile
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Maurice Derville | ... |
Enfant de l'asile
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Paul Derville | ... |
Enfant de l'asile
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Christiane Dulou | ... |
Enfant de l'asile
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Francine Emery | ... |
Enfant de l'asile
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Didier Lastere | ... |
Enfant de l'asile
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François Moujard | ... |
Enfant de l'asile
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Lucette Mouline | ... |
Enfant de l'asile
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| Jean-François Toulouse | ... |
Enfant de l'asile
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Marie-Jeanne Castaing | ... |
Enfant de l'asile
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Directed by
| Marion Hänsel | ||
Written by
| Yann Queffélec | ... | (novel) |
| Marion Hänsel | ... | () |
Produced by
| Marion Hänsel | ... | delegate producer |
Music by
| Frédéric Devreese | ||
Cinematography by
| Walther van den Ende | ||
Editing by
| Susana Rossberg | ||
Production Design by
| Véronique Melery | ||
Costume Design by
| Yan Tax | ||
Makeup Department
| Pierre Berroyer | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Jozef Van De Water | ... | production manager |
| Benoît Van Wambeke | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Gérard Vercruysse | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Christiane Broustet | ... | assistant director |
| Dominique Guerrier | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Henri Morelle | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Yves Seigneuret | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Didier Frateur | ... | grip |
Casting Department
| Gerda Diddens | ... | casting: Belgium |
Location Management
| Vincent Canart | ... | assistant location manager |
Additional Crew
| Henri Colpi | ... | art collaboration |
Production Companies
- Man's Films (presents)
- Flach Film (presents)
- TF1 Films Production
Distributors
- Acteurs Auteurs Associés (AAA) (1987) (France) (theatrical)
- ARTE (2023) (Germany) (tv) (internet)
- ARTE (2023) (France) (tv) (internet)
- Canal+ (1988) (France) (tv)
- Pyramide International (1987) (World-wide)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Ludovic, the fruit of a brutal and frustrating first love, is hated by his young mother Nicole. He spends the first five years of this life locked in an attic. Nicole marries Micho, an older man, who attempts to make Ludo lead a normal life. But Ludo's relationship with his mother doesn't improve. Haunted by the memories of her rape, drowning in alcoholism and contemptuous of her husband, the young woman has her son committed to an insane asylum. Ludovic, however, never stops thinking about his mother, who he adores as much as he fears. Written by Happy_Evil_Dude |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Belgium's official submission in the Best Foreign Language Film category to the 1988 Academy Awards. See more » |