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''I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive'' () is a 2009 French film directed by
Claude Miller Claude Miller (20 February 1942 – 4 April 2012) was a French film director, producer and screenwriter. Life and career Claude Miller was born to a Jewish family. A student at Paris' IDHEC film school from 1962 through 1963, Miller had his f ...
and Nathan Miller. It is based on an article by
Emmanuel Carrère Emmanuel Carrère (; born 9 December 1957) is a French author, screenwriter and film director. Life Family Carrère was born into a wealthy family in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. His father, Louis Carrère d'Encausse, is a retired insurance ...
.


Plot

Thomas, an adopted teenager and uncomfortable, goes in search of his past to understand why his mother abandoned him and his brother when he was 4 years old. He searches for his mother without telling either his brother or his adoptive parents. He then discovers that she is no longer with her biological father, that she had a third son with another man, and that she now lives alone with her other son.


Cast

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Vincent Rottiers Vincent Rottiers (born 17 June 1986) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 2002. He is the older brother of actor Kévin Azaïs Kévin Azaïs is a French actor. He is best known for his performance in the film '' ...
as Thomas Jouvet *
Sophie Cattani Sophie Cattani is a French actress. She appeared in more than thirty films since 2001. Filmography References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people French film actresses 21st-century French actresse ...
as Julie Martino *
Christine Citti Christine Citti (born 26 October 1962 in Paris) is a French actress, director and writer. Personal life Her brother, Marc Citti, is also actor. Her father was mayor of Ramoulu in the Loiret Loiret (; ) is a department in the Centre-Val de ...
as Annie Jouvet *
Yves Verhoeven Yves Verhoeven (born 27 October 1961) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than eighty films since 1989. Notable Filmography References External links * 1961 births Living people French male film actors People from Seine-Mari ...
as Yves Jouvet *
Olivier Guéritée Olivier is the French form of the given name Oliver. It may refer to: * Olivier (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Olivier (surname), a list of people * Château Olivier, a Bordeaux winery *Olivier, Louisiana, a rural popula ...
as Patrick / François * Gabin Lefebvre as Tommy * Quentin Gonzalez as Frédéric * Chantal Banlier as Chantal Duronnet * Thomas Momplot as Mathieu *
Samir Guesmi Samir Guesmi is a French actor. Filmography Actor Filmmaker Theatre References External links * 1967 births Living people French male film actors French male television actors Male actors from Paris French people of Algeria ...
as The employer *
Sabrina Ouazani Sabrina Ouazani (born 6 December 1988) is a French actress of Algerian descent. She is best known internationally for her performance as Frida in ''Games of Love and Chance'' and as Charlotte Ben Smires in Netflix's hit rom-com series ''The Ho ...
as The cinema cashier *
Carole Franck Carole Franck is a French actress. Filmography Dubbing Theatre References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Franck, Carole Living people French film actresses French television actresses Actresses from Paris 20th-century Fre ...
as The orphanage's director


Production

The movie was presented in several festival like the
Montreal World Film Festival The Montreal World Film Festival (), commonly abbreviated MWFF in English or FFM in French, was an annual film festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1977 to 2019.Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival held in Venice, Italy. It is the world's oldest film festival and one of the ...
, the
Festival do Rio The Festival do Rio is an international film festival in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populou ...
, the
São Paulo International Film Festival The São Paulo International Film Festival (), also known internationally as Mostra, is an annual film festival held in the city of São Paulo, Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South Ame ...
and the
San Francisco International Film Festival The San Francisco International Film Festival (abbreviated as SFIFF), organized by SFFILM, is held each spring for two weeks, presenting around 200 films from over 50 countries. The festival highlights current trends in international film and vid ...
.


Critical reception

The film was well received by the critics. Review aggregator
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reports that 92% of 13 critics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of 7.4/10.


Accolades


References


External links

2009 films 2009 drama films 2000s French-language films French drama films Belgian drama films Films directed by Claude Miller 2000s French films Films based on works by Emmanuel Carrère {{2000s-France-film-stub