France,
2000, 100 min
Directed by:
Raoul RuizScreenplay:
Raoul RuizCinematography:
Jacques BouquinComposer:
Jorge ArriagadaCast:
Isabelle Huppert, Jeanne Balibar, Charles Berling, Edith Scob, Denis Podalydès, Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, Nils Hugon, Valéry Schatz, Chantal BronnerPlots(1)
On his 9th birthday, a young boy suddenly tells his mother that he wants to go home to his "real" mother. This declaration leads to an eerie and engrossing mystery which blurs the boundaries between psychological thriller and ghost story. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Isabelle Huppert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/692/160692028_17e70a.png)
Isabelle Huppert
France
Best movies:
No Time for Breakfast (1976)
The Common Man (1975)
The Lacemaker (1977)
![Jeanne Balibar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/442/162442376_3e42a5.png)
Jeanne Balibar
France
Best movies:
A Town Called Panic (2009)
Cold War (2018)
Who Knows (2001)
![Charles Berling](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/354/162354859_635c0b.png)
Charles Berling
France
Best movies:
What's in a Name (2012)
Ridiculous (1996)
J'ai vu tuer Ben Barka (2005)
![Edith Scob](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/738/162738870_aa6b39.jpg)
Edith Scob
France
Best movies:
To Each His Hell (1977)
One Deadly Summer (1983)
The Lovers on the Bridge (1991)
![Denis Podalydès](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/452/452472_9ca5b1.jpg)
Denis Podalydès
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (2000) (series)
Mother (1991)
The Vortex of Life (2022)
![Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/874/159874678_7b55fe.jpg)
Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
France
Best movies:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Time Regained (1999)
Comedy of Innocence (2000)
![Nils Hugon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/314/159314770_54eb3e.jpg)
Nils Hugon
France
Best movies:
Tom Thumb (2001)
The Cost of Living (2003)
Comedy of Innocence (2000)
Valéry Schatz
Best movies:
The Clearstream Affair (2014)
Wild Grass (2009)
Les Seigneurs (2012)
Chantal Bronner
Best movies:
La Vie en rose (2007)
Venus Beauty Institute (1999)
Comedy of Innocence (2000)