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Daisy and Mona (1994)

Directed by Claude d'Anna

Overview

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.

Length 91 minutes

Actors

Zinedine Soualem | Marina Golovine | João Lagarto | Lilah Dadi | Bonnafet Tarbouriech | Claire Borotra | Valérie Baurens | Rui Luís Brás | Armando Cortez | Jorge Sousa Costa | Dyna Gauzy | Caroline Thery | Jacques Le Carpentier | Philippe Seurin | Julien Asselin | Louise Duby | Sarah Haxaire