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Released 6 years ago.
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Mama Weed
2020 1h 44m FR
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5.9
MID
★5.9TMDB · 289
CrimeDramaComedy
Synopsis
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A translator working for the police gets involved in the other side of drug dealing.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Isabelle Huppert
Patience Portefeux
Liliane Rovère
Mrs. Portefeux
Hippolyte Girardot
Philippe
Iris Bry
Hortense Portefeux
Pierre Rousselet
PC Security agent
Farida Ouchani
Kadidja
Rebecca Marder
Gabrielle Portefeux
Léonore Confino
Director of EHPAD
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jean-Paul Salomé
- Writers
- Jean-Paul Salomé
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- Belgium, France
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Jean-Paul Salomé, shot by Julien Hirsch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Bruno Coulais. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Valérie Deseine shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Isabelle Huppert and Liliane Rovère and Hippolyte Girardot carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt9288726 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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The take
Jean-Paul Salomé directs. Julien Hirsch behind the camera. Bruno Coulais scores. Valérie Deseine cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Belgium, France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 6 years ago.
- 2International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
- 3Directed by Jean-Paul Salomé, shot by Julien Hirsch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Bruno Coulais. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Valérie Deseine shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Isabelle Huppert and Liliane Rovère and Hippolyte Girardot carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt9288726 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Julien Hirsch
- Original score
- Bruno Coulais
- Editing
- Valérie Deseine
- Production design
- Françoise Dupertuis
- Costume design
- Marité Coutard
- Makeup / hair
- Marie-France Thibault
- Sound
- Valerio Brini
- Runtime
- 104 min · 1h 44m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $5,080,800
- Box office
- $5,460,628
- Return
- 107% of budget
- Original language
- FR
- IMDB
- Mama Weed (2020)
Also by
Jean-Paul Salomé
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- LE
Les Films du Lendemain
FR
SCOPE Pictures
BE
- LA
La Boétie Films
FR
Key crew
- HairstylistMarie-France Thibault
- CastingJuliette Denis
- Key Makeup ArtistAlice Robert
- Sound Re-Recording MixerValerio Brini
- HairstylistClaude Belot
- Key Makeup ArtistThi-Loan Nguyen
- Production DesignFrançoise Dupertuis
- Set DecorationJudith Lacour
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistJacques-Olivier Molon
- Sound Re-Recording MixerÉric Chevallier
- Co-ProducerGeneviève Lemal
- Special Effects Key Makeup ArtistEmmanuel Pitois
- Key Hair StylistJoëlle Dominique
- Makeup ArtistAmélie Salomon
- Foley EditorXavier Dujardin
- Sound Re-Recording MixerThomas Gauder
- Foley MixerSimon Jamart
- Foley ArtistOlivier Thys
- Sound RecordistLaurent Poirier
- Sound Re-Recording MixerPepe Pleguezuelos
- EditorValérie Deseine
- NovelHannelore Cayre
- ProducerJean-Baptiste Dupont
- Costume DesignMarité Coutard
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- drug dealer
- street gang
- ghetto
- marijuana
- a dona do barato
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2021-07-16
Also known as
International titles
- Крестная мамаRU
- The GodmotherNZ
- The GodmotherAU
- НаркомамаRU
- Mamà MariaES
