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Alias Betty works both as a gripping thriller and as a precisely drawn character study. Read critic reviews

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Grieving after the death of her young son Joseph, novelist Betty Fisher (Sandrine Kiberlain) enters a dark depression. Hoping to bring her out of it, her mother Margot (Nicole Garcia) arranges to kidnap another child, Jose (Alexis Chatrian), to replace the son Betty lost. Although she knows it's wrong, Betty accepts Jose as her new son. Meanwhile, Jose's mother Carole (Mathilde Seigner) is looking for her son with the help of her boyfriend, Francois (Luck Mervil), and some of his cohorts.
  • Genre:
    drama, mystery and thriller, comedy
  • Original Language:
    French (Canada)
  • Director:
    Claude Miller
  • Producer:
    Yves Marmion, Annie Miller
  • Writer:
    Claude Miller
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $206.4K
  • Runtime:
  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, DTS, Dolby SR
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Sandrine Kiberlain
Betty Fisher
Nicole Garcia
Margot Fisher
Mathilde Seigner
Carole
Luck Mervil
François Diembele
Édouard Baer
Alex Basato
Stéphane Freiss
Edouard
Roschdy Zem
Dr. Jerome Castang
Alexis Chatrian
Jose Novacki
Arthur Setbon
Joseph Fisher
Yves Jacques
René the Canadian
Claude Miller
Director
Claude Miller
Writer
Ruth Rendell
Writer (Novel)
Yves Marmion
Producer
Annie Miller
Producer
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Audience Reviews for Betty Fisher and Other Stories

  • Apr 13, 2009
    A lot of people didn't like this one eh? Hmmm..interesting. This is the French attempt at pulling off the multiple story lines intersecting into one. And I think it works.
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