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Mon bébé (2019)

87 min · romance film, Tragicomedy

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Directors

Lisa Azuelos

Cast

Sandrine Kiberlain, Thaïs Alessandrin, Yvan Attal, Arnaud Valois, Patrick Chesnais, Victor Belmondo, Mickaël Lumière, Camille Claris, Kyan Khojandi

A mother uses her smartphone to preserve the final moments before her youngest daughter leaves home for university.

The story

Jade is the youngest of three children. Her divorced mother, Héloïse, is anxious about Jade taking the baccalaureate and then leaving the family home to pursue higher education in Canada. Closely bonded to her daughter, Héloïse looks back on their memories together and begins filming with her smartphone, hoping to capture their remaining time before Jade leaves. Her effort to hold onto these moments becomes the story’s central focus as she faces the approaching change in their family life.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

Jade () is the youngest of three children. Her divorced mother, Héloïse, is stressed at the thought of her daughter taking the baccalaureate and then leaving the family nest to pursue higher education in Canada. Deeply bonded with her daughter, Héloïse looks back on their shared memories and turns herself into a filmmaker with her smartphone, hoping to make the most of these last moments together so that nothing slips away from her.

Genres

romance film, Tragicomedy

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