I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother…
1976, French. Directed by René Allio.
Based on documents compiled by leading French philosopher Michel Foucault, this unique and original film charts the gruesome events which took place in a Normandy village in 1835, when a young man, Pierre Rivière, murdered his mother, sister and brother before fleeing to the countryside. With a cast made up of real-life villagers from the area where the events took place, the detailed re-enactments and careful attention to the gestures of their ancestors serve to create an intense and sometimes disturbing atmosphere of hyper-realism. Details of the crime and of the trial that followed are told from varied perspectives, including the written confession of Pierre himself, and form a rich and complex narrative that interrogates the concepts of “truth” and “history”.
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 27 October 1976
- Original title
- Moi, Pierre Rivière, ayant égorgé ma mère, ma sœur et mon frère…
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Pascal Bonitzer, Jean Jourdheuil, Serge Toubiana
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What I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother… is based on
I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother… is based on a true story.
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I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother… runs 130 minutes (2h 10m).
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I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother… isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 October 1976. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother…?
If you liked I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother…, try The Stoning of Soraya M., In Cold Blood, Compulsion.
Who directed I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother…?
I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother… (1976) was directed by René Allio and stars Claude Hébert, Jacqueline Milliere, Joseph Leportier.
What is I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother… based on?
I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother… is based on a true story.