Quebec
No he doesn't actually kill his mother but the extremely contentious relationship between the teenaged protagonist and his mother is as disturbing as any ever put on screen. Written and performed by Xavier Dolan...this is a semi-autobiographical film about a coming-out 16 yo gay kid with some issues.
The fights here are more extreme than those between George and Martha in Virginia Woolf. Very hard for the viewer to evoke sympathy for either character. By exaggerating their behavior beyond believability Dolan highlights his own perception of psychic pain at the risk of alienating his audience...all of whom walked in willingly to a film with this title.
No fun to experience...but unforgettable.
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