I Always Wanted to Be a Saint

A teenage girl, Norah (Marie Kremer), living with her depressed father, Jean-Michel (Thierry Lefevre), in Luxembourg, obsesses over the whereabouts of her missing mother, who left them both when Norah was still a newborn. Norah is a misfit and devotes her energy to helping others and conversing with an imaginary friend. But, when she receives information pertaining to the possible location of her mother, Norah has to seriously think about inviting the woman back into her life.

• Release date
• May 16, 2003
• Runtime
• 90 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Geneviève Mersch

Cast

Marie Kremer Norah

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Thierry Lefevre Jean-Michel

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Jeannine Godinas Marthe

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Raphaëlle Blancherie Françoise Francisco Pestana The Lawyer

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Barbara Roland Elsa Márcia Breia Grandmother Portuguese

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Julien Collard Jérémie