Maddened by His Absence vs My Little Grandma

My Little Grandma has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.9/10 for Maddened by His Absence). Maddened by His Absence is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 59m. Maddened by His Absence is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Maddened by His Absence posterMaddened by His Absence2012 VS My Little Grandma posterMy Little Grandma2025
Maddened by His AbsenceMy Little Grandma
Audience score★ 5.9/10★ 10.0/10
Year20122025
Length1h 38m1h 59m
GenresDramaDrama, Family
CountryBelgiumVN
DirectorSandrine BonnaireKhương Ngọc
Main castWilliam Hurt, Augustin Legrand, Alexandra Lamy, Jean-François Wolff, Colette KiefferHồng Đào, Hữu Châu, Việt Hương, Lê Khánh, Băng Di

Synopsis

Maddened by His Absence

After ten years, Jacques comes back to France to handle his father’s succession. He had left France to live in the USA to escape a painful past he shared with Mado, his former wife, who in the meantime built a new life with Stéphane and their 7 year old son, Paul. Upon his return, Jacques and Mado meet again; he asks to meet her son Paul; Mado hesitates, then accepts but hides it from her husband. Soon, Paul and Jacques get close and they start…

My Little Grandma

When her daughter abandons the family, a devoted grandmother becomes the sole caregiver of her beloved grandson — her “little treasure” — finding hope and purpose in their simple, love-filled life.

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