My Son (2014)

Mathilde works in a Planned Parenthood center. One day, a teenage girl comes to her office to ask for a morning-after pill. Mathilde quickly senses that something is wrong with her, and the girl eventually confesses she was raped.

Director:

Alain Berliner

Writer:

Raphaëlle Roudaut

Stars:

Michèle Laroque, Philippe Lefebvre, Maxence Perrin

Cast

Credited cast:
Michèle Laroque	...	Mathilde
Philippe Lefebvre	...	Arnaud
Maxence Perrin	...	Florian
Victor Meutelet	...	Paul
Liah O'Prey	...	Héloïse
Roxane Bret	...	Léa
Audrey Chamot	...	Laure
Marie Abidine	...	Bouchra
Vanessa Jacquin	...	Annabelle
Anne Conti	...	Marie-Pierre
Floriane Potiez	...	Lisa Bianconi
Jack Claudany	...	Maître Provost
Alexandre Carrière	...	Capitaine Delande
Robin Morgenthaler	...	Mathieu
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Laurent D'Elia	...	Mari de Laure

Storyline

Well-mannered, considerate, thoughtful - Mathilde, a consultant in a planned parenthood center, always seems to know exactly what to say or do to put troubled teens and young adults at ease. Then 16-year-old Lea comes to see her for a morning-after pill, and Mathilde senses that there's something more serious behind this. Lea finally confesses that she was raped at a party. Mathilde's immediate reaction is to suggest that Lea contact the police. But when Lea says the boy's name is Florian, Mathilde's blood freezes in her veins. Could it be HER 16-year-old Florian, the eldest of her and husband Arnaud's three children? Florian admits that he had sex with Lea, but that it was consensual - not rape. From Lea's defender, Mathilde abruptly becomes her accuser. When the case is dropped for lack of evidence, Lea tries to commit suicide. Mathilde, however, continues to put her trust in her son - until she finds proof of the rape, which confirms that Lea begged Florian to stop. Shattered, ...

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Taglines:

A lie can't cover a crime forever

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Michèle Laroque was awarded the Best Actress Award for her performance at the La Rochelle TV Fiction Festival in 2014.

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Details

Official Sites:

Beta Film [Germany] Film & Picture [France]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

4 November 2015 (France)

Also Known As:

A Son

Filming Locations:

Lille, Nord, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kwaï, France Télévisions, Pictanovo Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1