I Killed My Mother

I Killed My Mother
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FrenchJ'ai tué ma mère
Directed byXavier Dolan
Written byXavier Dolan
Produced byXavier Dolan
Carole Mondello
Daniel Morin
StarringXavier Dolan
Anne Dorval
Suzanne Clément
François Arnaud
CinematographyStéphanie Weber Biron
Nicolas Canniccioni
Edited byHélène Girard
Music byNicholas Savard-L'Herbier
Distributed byK Films Amerique
Release dates
  • 18 May 2009 (2009-05-18) (Cannes)
  • 5 June 2009 (2009-06-05) (Canada)
Running time
96 minutes[1]
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench
BudgetCA$800,000[2]
Box officeCA$32,803 [3]

I Killed My Mother (French: J'ai tué ma mère) is a 2009 Canadian drama film written, directed, produced by and starring Xavier Dolan, in his directorial debut. Loosely autobiographical, it follows the complicated relationship between a young man Hubert Minel (Dolan) and his mother (Anne Dorval). The film attracted international press attention when it won three awards from the Director's Fortnight program at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.[4][5] After being shown, the film received a standing ovation.[6] It was shown in 12 cinemas in Quebec and 60 in France.[7][2][8]

I Killed My Mother was announced as Canada's submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 82nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

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