Madly in Life

Madly in Life | Une vie démente

Belgium | 2020 | Comedy | 87 minutes | 17+ | French with English subtitles

Directors  : Raphaël Balboni, Ann Sirot

Cast          : Jean Le Peltier, Jo Deseure, Lucie Debay

When Alex and Noemie prepare themselves to be parents, Alex’s mother is diagnosed with semantic dementia that causes her to act uncontrollably. This leads to Alex and Noemie having to become ‘parents’ to 60-year-old Suzanne, changing the children-parents dynamic.

Ketika Alex dan Noemie mempersiapkan diri menjadi orang tua, ibu Alex didiagnosa dengan demensia semantik yang menyebabkannya bertingkah tidak terkendali. Hal ini menyebabkan Alex dan Noemie menjadi ‘orang tua’ bagi Suzanne, mengubah dinamika hubungan mereka.

Accolades :

• Best Film, Molodist International Film Festival 2021
• Best Film, Best Screenplay, Magritte Awards 2022