Daisy and Mona (1994)
The difficult reunion between a tough young mother and her neglected daughter provide impetus this gritty, but upbeat French drama. Daisy, a typical young woman of the X-generation, seems to have no ambition in her life; she lives for the moment and the moment is often self-destructive. Abused as a child, she affects toughness and bravado to disguise her inner fears. Mona, Daisy's seven-year old daughter, is the result of the sexual abuse Daisy suffered while she was a child. Mona was raised by her father, but after he went to prison and his girlfriend rejected her, Mona must return to her mother. The reunion is not joyful and the two must lower plenty of mutual barriers if they are to bond. When Mona's lover Sami is arrested for a shooting, Daisy and Mona go on the lam. To survive they become con-artists and petty thieves. Just as things start to improve, finds out that her new boss has been having her deliver kiddie-porn.
Director:
Claude d'Anna
Writer:
Claude d'Anna
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Marina Golovine as Daisy |
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Dyna Gauzy as Mona |
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Lilah Dadi as Sami |
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Caroline Thery as Chloe |
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Jacques Le Carpentier as Milou Dujardin |
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Philippe Seurin as Thierry Corsaro |
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Julien Asselin as |
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Valérie Baurens as Maryse |
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Claire Borotra as |
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Louise Duby as |
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Sarah Haxaire as |
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Rui Luís Brás as |
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João Lagarto as |
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Zinedine Soualem as |
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Jorge Sousa Costa as |
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Bonnafet Tarbouriech as |
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Armando Cortez as |
| Directing | Claude d'Anna | Director |
| Writing | Claude d'Anna | Screenplay |
| Camera | Denys Clerval | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Kenout Peltier | Editor |