Moca

(2016) Moka (In French with English subtitles) PSYCHOLOGICAL DRAMA/ MYSTERY

Adapted from a novel by Tatiana De Rosnay co-written and directed by Frédéric Mermoud that has a mother, Diane Roy (Emmanuelle Devos) going on an odyssey to track and find the one who accidentally killed her only son by hit and run. And after waiting as long as six months and getting nothing from the local police, she does this by employing the services of a private eye. He then informs her that a credible witness bus driver saw a blonde lady behind the wheel along with a small list of 4 vehicles, possibly a brown colored Mercedes. It was not until she goes under a different name, she calls herself Helene meets Michel (David Clavel), his off/on wife, Marlène (Nathalie Baye) and their teenage daughter, Elodie (Diane Rouxel) that she begins to suspect may have something to do with it. Along the way, she also meets. Vincent (Olivier Chantreau) who manages to find her a firearm just in case something bad happens.

The movie cuts to the chase that already showcases the mothers heartache losing her only child that led to her separation of her husband, and her suffering from insomnia of guilt that gives this movie some authenticity.