I Killed My Mother
I Killed My Mother (French: J'ai tué ma mère) is a 2009 Canadian drama film written, directed, produced by and starring Xavier Dolan, in his directorial debut. Loosely autobiographical, it follows the complicated relationship between a young man Hubert Minel (Dolan) and his mother (Anne Dorval). The film attracted international press attention when it won three awards from the Director's Fortnight program at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. After being shown, the film received a standing ovation. It was shown in 12 cinemas in Quebec and 60 in France.
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| Produced by | Xavier Dolan
Carole Mondello Daniel Morin |
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| Written by | Xavier Dolan
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| Music by | Nicholas Savard-L'Herbier
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| Cinematography | Stéphanie Weber Biron
Nicolas Canniccioni |
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| Edited by | Hélène Girard
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| Distributed by | Rézo Films (France)
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| Running time | 96 minutes
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| Country | Canada
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| Language | French
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| Budget | CA$450,000 (estimated)
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| Box office | CA$32,803
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Chantale: I'd die tomorrow.
- The title refers to Hubert lying to his teacher that his mother has died. After the teacher finds out that it is a lie, she expresses this lie as "you killed your mother". This inspires Hubert to write an essay for school titled "I killed my mother".
- Canada's official submission to 82nd Academy Award's Foreign Language in 2010.
- The man who shows the apartment to Hubert and Antonin is played by Xavier Dolan's father, Manuel Tadros.
- Xavier Dolan wrote the script when he was 16 years old. He said in an interview with French-Canadian newspaper 'Le Soleil' that the movie was in part an autobiography.
- After being shown at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, the movie received an eight-minute standing ovation.
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