Good Mother

2021 1h 39m FR

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6.3

MID

★6.3TMDB · 29

Drama

Synopsis

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Nora, a cleaning lady in her fifties, looks after her small family in a housing estate in the northern part of Marseille. She is worried about her grandson Ellyes, who has been in prison for several months for robbery and is awaiting his trial with a mixture of hope and anxiety. Nora does everything she can to make this wait as painless as possible.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sabrina Benhamed
Halima Benhamed
Justine Grégory
Noémie Casari
Jawed Hannachi Herzi
Jawed
Malik Bouchenaf
Amir
Maria Benhamed
Maria
Denise Giullo
Vivianne

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hafsia Herzi
Writers: Hafsia Herzi
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hafsia Herzi, shot by Jérémie Attard. 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 Remi Durel. 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 Camille Toubkis 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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Sabrina Benhamed and Halima Benhamed and Justine Grégory carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13006574 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Hafsia Herzi directs. Jérémie Attard behind the camera. Remi Durel scores. Camille Toubkis cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Hafsia Herzi, shot by Jérémie Attard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Remi Durel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Camille Toubkis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sabrina Benhamed and Halima Benhamed and Justine Grégory carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt13006574 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.