Blame It on Mum

Blame It on Mum

2009 · 100 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama

An upper-class family's dysfunctional harmony collapses when their daughter begins an affair with a cynical cop who unearths a long-buried secret.

Directed by Cécile Telerman · Written by Jérôme Soubeyrand

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