
I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive
Drama
Overview
Now a taciturn adult, an adoptee finds his biological mother and strikes up a relationship fraught with tension and emotion.
Top Cast


Sophie Cattani
Sophie Cattani
Julie Martino
Sophie Cattani
Julie Martino


Christine Citti
Christine Citti
Annie Jouvet
Christine Citti
Annie Jouvet


Yves Verhoeven
Yves Verhoeven
Yves Jouvet
Yves Verhoeven
Yves Jouvet
Maxime Renard
Maxime Renard
Thomas (12 years)
Maxime Renard
Thomas (12 years)


Olivier Gueritée
Olivier Gueritée
Patrick / François (17 years)
Olivier Gueritée
Patrick / François (17 years)
Ludo Harley
Ludo Harley
Patrick / François (9 years)
Ludo Harley
Patrick / François (9 years)


Gabin Lefebvre
Gabin Lefebvre
Tommy (4 years)
Gabin Lefebvre
Tommy (4 years)
Quentin Gonzalez
Quentin Gonzalez
Frédéric
Quentin Gonzalez
Frédéric


Samir Guesmi
Samir Guesmi
The employer
Samir Guesmi
The employer


Sabrina Ouazani
Sabrina Ouazani
The cashier of cinema
Sabrina Ouazani
The cashier of cinema
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