Movie Title: Madly in Life (Une vie demente)

Country of Origin: Belgium

Synopsis of movie: Alex and Noémie, in their thirties, would like to have a child. But their plans are turned upside down when Alex’s mother, Suzanne, starts doing crazy stuff. It’s because she has contracted ‘semantic dementia’, a fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects her behavior. She spends lavishly, pays nightly visits to her neighbors to eat sandwiches, makes herself a fake driver’s license with glue and scissors. Suzanne the mother goes to Suzanne the unmanageable-kid. A strange school of parenting for Noémie and Alex.

Director: Ann Sirot, Raphaël Balboni

Producer: Julie Esparbes

Cast: Jo Deseure, Jean Le Peltier, Lucie Debay, Gilles Remiche

Language: French

Duration of movie: 87 minutes

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Production Year: 2020

Awards: Chistera Awards, Cinemania, Magritte Awards, Molodist Awards

Classification: P13