I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive

I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive
I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive
Directed by	Claude Miller;
Screenplay by	Claude Miller; ; Emmanuel Carrère;
Produced by	; Jacques Audiard;
Starring	Vincent Rottiers; Sophie Cattani; Christine Citti
Cinematography	Aurélien Devaux
Edited by	Morgane Spacagna
Production; companies	France 3 Cinéma; F Comme Film; Orly Films; Page 114
Distributed by	Metropolitan Filmexport
Release date	30 September 2009;
Running time	91 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$4.3 million
Box office	$385.000

I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive (French: Je suis heureux que ma mère soit vivante) is a 2009 French film directed by Claude Miller and .

Plot[]

Thomas, an adopted teenager and uncomfortable, goes in search of his past to understand why his mother abandoned him and his brother when he was 4 years old. He searches for his mother without telling either his brother or his adoptive parents. He then discovers that she is no longer with her biological father, that she had a third son with another man, and that she now lives alone with her other son.

Cast[]

Vincent Rottiers as Thomas Jouvet
Sophie Cattani as Julie Martino
Christine Citti as Annie Jouvet
Yves Verhoeven as Yves Jouvet
as Patrick / François
as Tommy
as Frédéric
as Chantal Duronnet
as Mathieu
Samir Guesmi as The employer
Sabrina Ouazani as The cinema cashier
Carole Franck as The orphanage's director

Production[]

The movie was presented in several festival like the Montreal World Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival, the Festival do Rio, the São Paulo International Film Festival and the San Francisco International Film Festival.^[2]

Critical reception[]

The film was well received by the critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 92% of 13 critics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of 7.4/10.^[3]

Accolades[]

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2009	Montreal World Film Festival	Best Screenplay		Won
2009	Montreal World Film Festival	Grand Prix des Amériques	Claude Miller &	Nominated
2010	César Award	Most Promising Actor	Vincent Rottiers	Nominated

References[]

^ "Je suis heureux que ma mère soit vivante (2009)". JPBox-Office.
^ "I'm Glad My Mother is Alive (2009) - IMDb".
^ "I'm Glad My Mother is Alive (2009)".

External links[]

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[1] "Je suis heureux que ma mère soit vivante (2009)". JPBox-Office.

[2] "I'm Glad My Mother is Alive (2009) - IMDb".

[3] "I'm Glad My Mother is Alive (2009)".

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I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive
Directed by	Claude Miller
Screenplay by	Claude Miller Emmanuel Carrère
Produced by	Jacques Audiard
Starring	Vincent Rottiers Sophie Cattani Christine Citti
Cinematography	Aurélien Devaux
Edited by	Morgane Spacagna
Production companies	France 3 Cinéma F Comme Film Orly Films Page 114
Distributed by	Metropolitan Filmexport
Release date	30 September 2009 (2009-09-30)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$4.3 million
Box office	$385.000^[1]