The Mirror

A slow, melancholic burn that turns a family errand into a quiet reckoning with grief and estrangement.

Directed by

Marc Joly-Corcoran

Genres

Drama

Starring

Normand Daneau, Tatiana Zinga Botao, Élia St-Pierre

Overview

Jean has not spoken to his mother for 5 years. However, she has just committed suicide and he has to return to Belgium to settle his estate. While she bequeaths him an antique mirror of great monetary and sentimental value, he will have to deal with his mother's very young husband, Fabrice, and his mother, who are hindering his efforts to get it back. Through this quest for the mirror, Jean will have to free himself from a past that haunts him by making peace with what his mother left him.

How it feels

Melancholic, dark, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Grief, family, death, isolation

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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