DEAR MOTHER

L'ORIGINE DU MONDE

By Laurent LAFITTE

THE FESTIVAL AGENCY - as FEST

Comedy - Post-Production 2020

DEAR MOTHER is an irreverent and absurd comedy about a man in mid-life crisis who will have to face a great taboo for his heart to start beating again – audiences will find themselves astonished by this surreal, witty and utterly unorthodox cinematic experience.

Festivals
& Awards

Festival de Cannes 2020
Official selection
    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Comedy
    • Countries
    • FRANCE
    • Languages
    • FRENCH
    • Director(s)
    • Laurent LAFITTE
    • Writer(s)
    • Laurent LAFITTE
    • Synopsis
    • Jean-Louis, 42 years old, is a disenchanted upper-class lawyer who struggles to open up to his relatives, including his wife Valérie. One day, a curse falls upon him: his heart mysteriously stops beating, but curiously enough he is still alive. Encouraged by his wife, he meets Margaux, a "holistic coach." She tells Jean-Louis that he will only be saved from imminent death by facing an unthinkable taboo involving his mother, who he hasn’t spoken to for the past few years…