Mama Weed
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| File:La Daronne 2020 film poster.png Theatrical release poster | |
| French | La Daronne |
| Literally | The Mum |
| Directed by | Jean-Paul Salomé |
| Screenplay by |
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| Based on | The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | Isabelle Huppert |
| Cinematography | Julien Hirsch[1] |
| Edited by | Valérie Deseine[1] |
| Music by | Bruno Coulais[1] |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Le Pacte |
Release dates |
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Running time | 106 minutes[1] |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | €5.8 million[2] |
| Box office | $5.5 million[3] |
Mama Weed (French: La Daronne, lit. 'The Mum')[4] 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.[5] The film is based on Cayre's 2017 novel The Godmother.[6] 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.
Synopsis
[edit | edit source]Patience Portefeux is an Arabic–French translator for a French police precinct's narcotics unit. When she discovers she knows the mother of one of the drug dealers, Patience decides to use her insider knowledge to protect her friend and gets herself deeply involved in the world of drug dealing.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Isabelle Huppert as Patience Portefeux
- Hippolyte Girardot as Philippe
- Liliane Rovère as Patience's mother
- Jade Nadja Nguyen as Colette Fo
- Farida Ouchani as Khadidja
- Iris Bry as Hortense Portefeux
- Rebecca Marder as Gabrielle Portefeux
- Rachid Guellaz as Scotch
- Mourad Boudaoud as Chocapic
- Youssef Sahraoui as Cherkaoui brother 1
- Kamel Guenfoud as Cherkaoui brother 2
Release
[edit | edit source]Mama Weed had its world premiere at the L'Alpe d'Huez Film Festival on 16 January 2020.[7][8] The film was originally scheduled to be released theatrically on 25 March 2020 but was postponed due to the French government's decision to close cinemas in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] It was finally released in France by Le Pacte on 9 September 2020.[10] Music Box Films gave the film a limited theatrical release in the United States beginning on 16 July 2021.[11][12]
Reception
[edit | edit source]Critical response
[edit | edit source]On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 79% based on 38 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Mama Weed fails to fully engage with its themes -- but that's a relatively small quibble with Isabelle Huppert in the central role."[13] According to Metacritic, which assigned a weighted average score of 58 out of 100 based on 9 critics, the film received "generally favorable reviews".[14] Mama Weed received an average rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 33 reviews.[15]
Nathalie Simon of Le Figaro wrote, "Jean-Paul Salomé's comedy about drug trafficking skillfully mixes the policier genre and humour".[16]
Jordan Mintzer of The Hollywood Reporter called it "cleverly conceived and amusingly performed, if never quite as funny as it could be".[1]
Accolades
[edit | edit source]| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| César Awards | 12 March 2021 | Best Adaptation | Hannelore Cayre and Jean-Paul Salomé | Nominated | [17] |
| Jacques Deray Prize | 24 June 2021 | Mama Weed | Won | [18][19] | |
| Women Film Critics Circle | 13 December 2021 | Best Kept Secret | Won | [20] |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 2020 films
- 2020 crime comedy films
- 2020 French films
- 2020s French-language films
- Films about the illegal drug trade
- Films directed by Jean-Paul Salomé
- French crime comedy films
- French films based on novels
- Films based on French novels
- Films scored by Bruno Coulais
- French films about cannabis
- Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Works about cannabis trafficking
- Le Pacte films