Mama Weed

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Mama Weed
File:La Daronne 2020 film poster.png
Theatrical release poster
FrenchLa Daronne
LiterallyThe Mum
Directed byJean-Paul Salomé
Screenplay by
  • Jean-Paul Salomé
  • Hannelore Cayre
  • Antoine Salomé (collaboration)
Based onThe Godmother
by Hannelore Cayre
Produced by
  • Jean-Baptiste Dupont[1]
  • Kristina Larsen[1]
StarringIsabelle Huppert
CinematographyJulien Hirsch[1]
Edited byValérie Deseine[1]
Music byBruno Coulais[1]
Production
companies
  • Les Films du Lendemain[1]
  • La Boétie Films[1]
Distributed byLe Pacte
Release dates
  • 16 January 2020 (2020-01-16) (Alpe d'Huez)
  • 9 September 2020 (2020-09-09) (France)
Running time
106 minutes[1]
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
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

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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

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  • 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

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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

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Critical response

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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

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
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]

References

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