---
title: 'I Killed My Mother (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Xavier Dolan'
released: '2009-05-18'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-killed-my-mother-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1424797/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# I Killed My Mother (2009)

2009 · 100 min · Drama, History · Canada

Original title: J'ai tué ma mère

## Synopsis

I Killed My Mother is a 2009 Canadian coming-of-age drama film written, directed, produced by and starring Xavier Dolan, in his directorial debut. Loosely autobiographical, it follows the complicated relationship between a young man Hubert Minel (Dolan) and his mother. The film attracted international press attention when it won three awards from the Director's Fortnight program at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. After being shown, the film received a standing ovation. It was shown in 12 cinemas in Quebec and 60 in France.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Xavier Dolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/xavier-dolan)
- **Screenplay:** [Xavier Dolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/xavier-dolan)
- **Producer:** [Xavier Dolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/xavier-dolan), [Daniel Morin](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-morin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nicholas Savard L'Herbier](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-savard-l-herbier)
- **Director of Photography:** [Nicolas Canniccioni](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-canniccioni), [Stéphanie Weber Biron](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephanie-weber-biron)
- **Editor:** [Hélène Girard](https://cinepixo.com/people/helene-girard)

## Cast

- [Monique Spaziani](https://cinepixo.com/people/monique-spaziani)
- [Émile Mailhiot](https://cinepixo.com/people/emile-mailhiot)
- [Xavier Dolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/xavier-dolan)
- [Niels Schneider](https://cinepixo.com/people/niels-schneider)
- [Patricia Tulasne](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-tulasne)
- [Anne Dorval](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-dorval)
- [Benoît Gouin](https://cinepixo.com/people/benoit-gouin)
- [Laurent-Christophe De Ruelle](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurent-christophe-de-ruelle)
- [Pierre Chagnon](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-chagnon)
- [Francis Ducharme](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-ducharme)
- [Johanne Marie Tremblay](https://cinepixo.com/people/johanne-marie-tremblay)
- [Suzanne Clément](https://cinepixo.com/people/suzanne-clement)
- [Hugolin Chevrette-Landesque](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugolin-chevrette-landesque)
- [Manuel Tadros](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-tadros)
- [François Arnaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-arnaud)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-killed-my-mother-2009
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