Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's (2008)

  • NR
  • 11/04/2008 (FR)
  • Drama
  • 1h 37m

Overview

in the summer of 1966, in Beloeil, Québec, where a young girl named Élise is enjoying summer vacation. Summer 1966. It's time to enjoy the summer holiday, total freedom. Suddenly her mother leaves her family to pursue her journalism career in London. Her urge to leave is triggered when she coincidentally listens in on a conversation between her husband and his male lover. Her brother Coco seeks solace in the garage, building a super racing car. Her youngest brother Benoît throws himself into his own inner world. The father seems absolutely knocked out by the situation. Élise decides to take control of her family, in an eloquent attempt to save them. With the assistance of flourishing nature around her, she stands on the threshold of an incomparable summer.

Isabelle Hébert

Writer

Léa Pool

Director

Cast

Céline Bonnier's headshot

Céline Bonnier

Simone Gauvin
Laurent Lucas's headshot

Laurent Lucas

Le père Gauvin
Marianne Fortier's headshot

Marianne Fortier

Elise Gauvin
Elie Dupuis's headshot

Elie Dupuis

Coco Gauvin
Aliocha Schneider's headshot

Aliocha Schneider

Jean
Maxime Allard's headshot

Maxime Allard

Partenaire de Golf
Maxime Desjardins-Tremblay's headshot

Maxime Desjardins-Tremblay

Tracteur

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