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Matriarche

2012 · 9 min

A quiet, heavy reunion in a visiting room, carried by unspoken hurt and the weight of what cannot be undone.

Directed by
Guillaume Pierret
Genres
Action, Drama
Starring
Catherine Badet-Corniou, Adrien Bienvenu
Overview
A penitentiary parlor. A mother and her son meet for the first time since the young rebel took part in a bloody robbery.

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Directed by
Guillaume Pierret
Genres
Action, Drama
Starring
Catherine Badet-Corniou, Adrien Bienvenu
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • crime
    • betrayal
    • guilt
    Places
    • prison
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour0
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    action, drama
    Directed by
    Guillaume Pierret
    Written by
    Guillaume Pierret, Yvan Georges-Dit-Soudril
    Starring
    Catherine Badet-Corniou, Adrien Bienvenu
    Runtime
    9 min
    Languages
    French

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