Alias Betty (2001)★ 6.8/10
- Comedy
- Crime
- Drama
- Romance
- Thriller
Directed by: Claude Miller
Written by: Claude Miller, Ruth Rendell
Novelist Betty Fisher enters a dark depression after her young son Joseph dies. Hoping to bring her out of it, her mother Margot arranges to kidnap a boy named Jose to replace the son Betty lost. Although she knows that it's wrong, Betty accepts Jose as her new son. Meanwhile, Jose's mother Carole is searching for her son with help from her boyfriend Francois--and some of his criminal cohorts.
- Original title
- Alias Betty
- Storyline
- Novelist Betty Fisher enters a dark depression after her young son Joseph dies. Hoping to bring her out of it, her mother Margot arranges to kidnap a boy named Jose to replace the son Betty lost. Although she knows that it's wrong, Betty accepts Jose as her new son. Meanwhile, Jose's mother Carole is searching for her son with help from her boyfriend Francois--and some of his criminal cohorts.
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 · 1,713
- Companies
- UGC YM, Les Films de la Boissière, Go Films, France 2 Cinéma, Canal+, Sofica Sofinergie 5, Alternative Films, Cinestar Filmverleih, JMH Distribution, Kamras Film Group, Nueva Era Films, StudioCanal UK, Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm, Cinemagroup, Europa Diffusion, UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD), Vivafilm, Warner Home Vídeo, Wellspring Media, Yleisradio (YLE)
- Release dates
- CA September 1, 2001
- US October 8, 2001
- CH October 17, 2001
- BE October 24, 2001
- FR October 24, 2001
- GB June 14, 2002
- IE June 14, 2002
- CZ July 8, 2002
- RU August 29, 2002
- MX September 27, 2002
- FI November 15, 2002
- DK March 21, 2003
- AR April 17, 2003
- IT June 27, 2003
- GR October 3, 2003
- DE May 6, 2004
- KZ May 9, 2005
- HU January 23, 2006
- VE May 19, 2006