Vincent, 18 years old, is dumped by Elina. It is his first love, it is the end of the world! His parents decide to take matters into their own hands and will try everything to make him forget this girl: he will have to follow them in a loving detoxification of which they will imagine the program ...
Acting
Isabelle Nanty's unhinged maternal energy carries the entire film
Writing
Absurdist detox scenarios that escalate beautifully
Director
Frédéric Forestier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Isabelle Nanty and Pierre-François Martin-Laval were longtime collaborators in the French comedy troupe Les Robins des Bois, which explains their chaotic chemistry.
The title 'Mon Poussin' (literally 'My Chick') is French parental cutespeak—think 'honey bunny' but aggressively infantilizing, which perfectly captures the film's dynamic.
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