I Killed My Mother
Contemporary Cinema
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1h 40m
Directed by Xavier Dolan | 96 mins | 2009
Dolan earned enfant terrible status with his loosely autobiographical directorial debut, a raw, raucous coming-of-age comedy-drama starring Dolan himself as 16-year-old growing up in suburban Montreal with a single mother (Anne Dorval) whom he loves and hates in equal measure. At once a potent portrayal of adolescent angst and a brilliant burlesque of teen narcissism.
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