Dec 09, 1998
90 min
Full-HD

La mère Christain (1998)

In industrial Lyon of the early '50s, a widowed bar-owner listens to radio crime serials, reads detective magazines, and grieves for her daughter, killed two years earlier in a mineshaft accident. Consumed by her loss and unwilling to face the truth, the bar-owner becomes suspicious of the grim patrons in her drab tavern, seeking someone to blame as she contemplates revenge.

Category

Drama Comedy

Country

Companies

Ciné 9 Productions

Myriam Boyer

'La mère Christain'

Bruno Boëglin

'Le Riri'

Maryline Even

'La Margot'

Clovis Cornillac

'Le Ziquet'

Lorraine Bouchet

Gigi

Philippe Vincent

Monsieur Jean

Gérard Mignot

Mignot

Michel Meyrieux

The bargeman

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