Mama Weed (2020)

Original title

La Daronne

Directed by

Jean-Paul Salomé

Genre

comedy film, crime film, police film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

M

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 287 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A middle-aged woman who works as a translator for the police uses her inside knowledge to outsmart drug traffickers. She starts running her own marijuana operation while staying one step ahead of the authorities.

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What happens

Mama Weed (French: La Daronne, lit. 'The Mum') is a 2020 French crime comedy film directed by Jean-Paul Salomé from a screenplay he co-wrote with Hannelore Cayre, and in collaboration with his son Antoine Salomé. The film is based on Cayre's 2017 novel The Godmother. It stars Isabelle Huppert. It had its world premiere at the L'Alpe d'Huez Film Festival on 16 January 2020. It was released in France on 9 September 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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