A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.
Directed by Xavier Dolan
canada
parent child relationship
karaoke
quebec
dysfunctional family
coming of age
single mother
juvenile delinquent
mental illness
dream sequence
institutionalization
oedipus complex
behavioral disorders
mother son relationship
Rank
#3 in 2014·#135 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
4.3 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Anne Dorval
Diane 'Die' Després
Suzanne Clément
Kyla
Antoine Olivier Pilon
Steve O'Connor Després
Patrick Huard
Paul
Alexandre Goyette
Patrick
Michèle Lituac
Director of Correctional Center
Viviane Pacal
Marthe
Natalie Hamel-Roy
Natacha
Isabelle Nélisse
Kyla's Daughter
Ted Pluviose
Taxi Driver
Pierre-Yves Cardinal
Security Guard
Reda Guerinik
Security Guard
Crew
Xavier Dolan
Director
Xavier Dolan
Screenplay
Xavier Dolan
Editor
André Turpin
Director of Photography
Nancy Grant
Producer
Xavier Dolan
Producer
Nathalie Boutrie
Casting Director
Sylvain Brassard
Sound Designer
Sophie Leblond
Editorial Consultant
Sylvain Corbeil
Associate Producer
Colombe Raby
Art Direction
Lyse Lafontaine
Associate Producer
Popular Reviews
1478 reviews
eliot
10.0★ · 04/29/26
it gets me everytime
it gets me everytime
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Queso Panela
10.0★ · 07/17/21
1
Greg
10.0★ · 03/11/26
minchiaCOME TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
minchiaCOME TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
ruby
3.0★ · 11/16/25
I hated this movie. I really don't see where, or what makes it good.
I hated this movie. I really don't see where, or what makes it good.
Inevitable_sun
9.9★ · 11/14/25
Sometimes a film is made with so much love. So much love for people and the world. It actually gives me hope to see that there are people around that can see life this way.
Sometimes a film is made with so much love. So much love for people and the world. It actually gives me hope to see that there are people around that can see life this way.
