Cross My Heart


1h 45m 1991

Brief Synopsis

A little boy named Martin is faced with a problem when his mother dies unexpectedly. Fearing that he will be placed in an orphanage, Martin decides to keep her death a secret. Enlisting the aid of a few friends, the children line a grandfather clock with tin-foil and use it as a casket, secretly bu

Film Details

Also Known As
Fracture du Myocarde, La
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1991
Production Company
Dda Public Relations; StudioCanal; Traiteurs Du Vern; Transits Film
Distribution Company
MK2 International; Diaphana Distribution; Fox Lorber Home Video; Meteor Film Productions; Mk2 International; Palace Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 45m

Synopsis

A little boy named Martin is faced with a problem when his mother dies unexpectedly. Fearing that he will be placed in an orphanage, Martin decides to keep her death a secret. Enlisting the aid of a few friends, the children line a grandfather clock with tin-foil and use it as a casket, secretly burying her. The children then band together, using their ingenuity to help Martin get by.

Film Details

Also Known As
Fracture du Myocarde, La
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1991
Production Company
Dda Public Relations; StudioCanal; Traiteurs Du Vern; Transits Film
Distribution Company
MK2 International; Diaphana Distribution; Fox Lorber Home Video; Meteor Film Productions; Mk2 International; Palace Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 45m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in England February 28, 1992

Released in France February 27, 1991

Released in Netherlands October 25, 1991

Released in United States April 17, 1991

Released in United States April 5, 1991

Released in United States July 21, 1993

Released in United States June 28, 1991

Released in United States on Video July 21, 1993

Released in United States September 20, 1991

Released in United States Spring April 5, 1991

Shown at Melbourne Film Festival June 7-22, 1991.

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival September 1, 1990.

Shown at Norwegian Film Festival in Haugesund August 18-24, 1991.

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 8-13, 1991.

Shown at Sarasota French Film Festival November 15-19, 1990.

Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 6-15, 1990.

Shown on Canal Plus (pay-cable station in France) June 1990.

color

dialogue French

subtitled

rtg BBFC PG

rtg MPAA NONE

Released in France February 27, 1991

Released in United States April 5, 1991 (New York City)

Released in United States Spring April 5, 1991

Released in United States April 17, 1991 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States June 28, 1991 (Chicago)

Released in United States July 21, 1993

Released in United States on Video July 21, 1993

Released in United States September 20, 1991

Released in Netherlands October 25, 1991