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Title: Mommy (2014)
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| Anne Dorval | ... | Diane 'Die' Després | |
| Suzanne Clément | ... | Kyla | |
| Antoine Olivier Pilon | ... | Steve O'Connor Després | |
| Patrick Huard | ... | Paul | |
| Alexandre Goyette | ... | Patrick | |
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Michèle Lituac | ... | Directrice du centre correctionnel |
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Viviane Pascal | ... | Marthe (as Viviane Pacal) |
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Natalie Hamel-Roy | ... | Natacha |
| Isabelle Nélisse | ... | Fille de Kyla | |
| Ted Pluviose | ... | Chauffeur de taxi | |
| Pierre-Yves Cardinal | ... | Gardien de sécurité #1 | |
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Reda Guerinik | ... | Gardes de securite |
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Justin Laramée | ... | Gardes de securite |
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Sabrina Bisson | ... | DJ Karaoke |
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Huguette Gervais | ... | Calssiere librairie |
Forty-six year old Diane Després - "Die" - has been widowed for three years. Considered white trash by many, Die does whatever she needs, including strutting her body in front of male employers who will look, to make an honest living. That bread-winning ability is affected when she makes the decision to remove her only offspring, fifteen year old Steve Després, from her previously imposed institutionalization, one step below juvenile detention. She institutionalized him shortly following her husband's death due to Steve's attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and his violent outbursts. He was just kicked out of the latest in a long line of facilities for setting fire to the cafeteria, in turn injuring another boy. She made this decision to deinstitutionalize him as she didn't like the alternative, sending him into more restrictive juvenile detention from which he would probably never be rehabilitated. However, with this deinstitutionalization, she has to take care of him ... Written by Huggo
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When I thought of watching 'Mommy' there were two factors which militated against it. One was language barrier. The movie is in fluent French and I know from experience that a lot of meaning is lost in translation via subtitles. Second was the cultural barrier. Being a middle-class conservative Indian, I usually find it difficult to connect with many foreign thematic films. But to my sheer surprise, 'Mommy' was a complete riot – far better and stimulating than 'Batman vs Superman' crap which I crawled through the previous day.
'Mommy' is one of those movies where screenplay moves fast yet the story unfolds slowly. This ingenuity shifts the film from art-house to entertaining realm. 2-3 months of characters' lives take around 130 minutes of screen time which give ample time for all details to unfold. Despite the subject matter being serious, the film never appears to be dry. Thorough importance is given to character development. I must add that I haven't seen such marvelous character development in my recent history of film-watching. We get to know and empathize with all idiosyncrasies of the characters. We laugh and cringe with the on-screen characters.
The plot of the film is not predictable at all. Just when you think you figured out what is happening the story throws up a new dimension. At places hidden emotional feelings of Patrick are insinuated which compel the viewer to churn his mind. Die's dream sequence towards the end of the film showing Patrick's life successful and happy was truly surreal and well placed - a mother's dream for his son.
Overall, 'Mommy' is the finest Canadian film I saw in a long time. The film is truly a riot - an excellent piece of cinema.