Maternal
BFI London Film Festival Release Date:
Friday 11th October 2019
Age rating / classification to be confirmed
1 hour 31 minutes approx.
Released
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Starring:
Lidiya Liberman, Denise Carrizo, Agustina Malale, Isabella Cilia, Alan Rivas and Livia Fernán
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Directed By:
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Written By:
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Produced By:
Alessandro Amato, Nicolás Avruj, Luigi Giuseppe Chimienti, Marta Donzelli, Diego Lerman and Gregorio Paonessa
Synopsis
Lu is a disruptive, rebellious teenage mother. She lives with her daughter Nina in a women's refuge run by a group of nuns in Buenos Aires. The arrival of Paola, a sympathetic Italian nun who takes a shine to Nina, coincides with Lu going missing. What ensues is a sensitively realized and ultimately heartbreaking portrait of life in a refuge.