Mother

Mother

1991 · 157 min · ★ 7.8 · Drama

Henri Verneuil was born Achod Malakian of Armenian parentage on October 15, 1920, in Rodosto, Turkey, and his family fled to France and settled in Marseilles when he was a young child. He later recounted his childhood experience in the novel Mayrig, which he dedicated to his mother and made into this 1991 film with the same name.

Directed by Henri Verneuil · Written by Henri Verneuil

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