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Demented(2006)
Status: Released
Date: 2006-10-07
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18 Votes
Time: 1h 36m
Martin wanted a family. Instead he got a gun.
Overview:
It’s summer and the beginning of the long vacation period for eleven-year-old Martin, who lives on a farm, and, at a loss, observes his family’s disintegration : his mother lives locked-up in her room ; his older brother, who he adores, drowns himself in drink ; and his father, dominated by Martin’s grandmother, is a helpless onlooker to the family’s collapse. Although Mistigri, his cat, and Malika, the Moroccan maid, afford him some comfort, Martin is determined to put an end to this confusion.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Demented
Top 8 Billed Cast
Julien Cochelin
Martin
Annie Cordy
Rose
Pascal Cervo
Didier
Dominique Reymond
Nadège
Jean-Yves Chatelais
Jean
Thomas Laroppe
Raphaël
Florence Giorgetti
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Overview
It’s summer and the beginning of the long vacation period for eleven-year-old Martin, who lives on a farm, and, at a loss, observes his family’s disintegration : his mother lives locked-up in her room ; his older brother, who he adores, drowns himself in drink ; and his father, dominated by Martin’s grandmother, is a helpless onlooker to the family’s collapse. Although Mistigri, his cat, and Malika, the Moroccan maid, afford him some comfort, Martin is determined to put an end to this confusion.
Release Date
2006-10-07
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6.611
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3.3 startsTagline
Martin wanted a family. Instead he got a gun.
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