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Les Mamies (1992)

Les Mamies poster
Directed by
Annick Lanoë
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A 12 year old boy named Alex lives with his mother and grandmother. He feels left out when his mother focuses on her new boyfriend. So he decides to run away.

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What happens

Les Mamies est un film français réalisé par Annick Lanoë et sorti en 1992. Alex, 12 ans, vit avec sa grand-mère, Lolotte, et sa mère, Marie. Mais cette dernière n'a d'attention que pour Paul-Louis, avec qui elle se prépare à se remarier. Le jeune garçon, se sentant exclu, décide de s'enfuir un jour où sa mère est en voyage d'affaires. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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