A Fragile Bond
5.8
Mina was adopted from Ethiopia by Judith and Lionel, a married couple who already were the parents of a biological daughter. Though she was abandoned by her mother as a baby, it didn't really seem to have much of an impact on her. But when Mina turns thirteen, an identity crisis takes a hold of the girl. She is caught between two worlds - and feels nowhere at home. Mina snaps and descends into a destructive downwards spiral. Jealous of her non-adopted sister, she starts acting out, pitting her father and mother against each other and thereby dividing the entire family. Judith and Lionel don't know what to do. Will their parental love and kindness be enough to heal Mina's wounds?
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Cast
22 people
Thierry Godard
Lionel
Known for
Andor
Spiral
Jessyrielle Massengo
Mina
Also in
Revival
Enquête parallèle
Adeline Darraux
Judith Norman
Delphine Claudel
Sophie Breyer
Elise
Known for
The Break
Raw
Fabienne Servan Schreiber
Isabel Sebastian
Luce Mouchel
Yolande
Known for
Tomorrow Is Ours
I Do
Barbara Schulz
Judith
Known for
Hidden Kisses
The World Upside Down
Passi
Médecin pompiers
Also in
Skate Or Die
Prince
Isabelle Goethals Carre
Assistante sociale hôpital
Also in
Love Me If You Dare
The Mystery of Room 327
Adeline Darraux Director · Elsa Marpeau Writer
Budget $2.3M · First release November 18, 2019 · Produced in France
Box office
Budget
$2,273,000
Production
France•3
Production · Distribution
La Boite à Images
Production
Cinétévé
Production
Pictanovo
Production
France Télévisions
Production
La Boîte à Images
Production
Région Hauts-de-France
Production
TV5 Monde
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Mauvaise mère
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · November 18, 2019
Premiere · Festival du film de télévision, Dinard
No release date listed for United States.
Andorra
April 14, 2020
Belgium
April 14, 2020
France
April 14, 2020 · TV · France 3
Italy
August 5, 2020
Luxembourg
April 14, 2020
Monaco
April 14, 2020
Switzerland
April 14, 2020 · French speaking region German speaking region Italian speaking region
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