Mother (2019 Spanish film)

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Mother
File:Madre 2019 film.jpg
Poster
Directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Written by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Isabel Peña
Starring
Music by Olivier Arson
Cinematography Álex de Pablo
Production
company
Amalur Pictures
Arcadia Motion Pictures
Caballo Films
Malvalanda
Noodles Production
Le Pacte
TVE
Movistar+
Canal+
Release dates
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  • 15 November 2019 (2019-11-15) (Spain)
Running time
 128 minutes[1][2]
Country Spain
France
Language Spanish
Box office $2 million [3]

Mother (Spanish: Madre) is a 2019 Spanish-French drama film directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen and co-written by Isabel Peña. The film is based on the 2017 short film of the same name directed by Sorogoyen.[4] It stars Marta Nieto, Jules Porier and Àlex Brendemühl.

The film received three nominations at the 34th Goya Awards, including Best Actress for Marta Nieto, her first Goya nomination and Best Adapted Screenplay for Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Isabel Peña.

Plot

Ten years ago, Elena received a call in which Ivan, her six-year-old son, told her that he was lost on a beach in France and that he could not find his father. It was the last thing he knew about him. Now Elena lives on that beach, works as a manager in a restaurant and is starting to leave that dark tunnel where she stayed anchored all this time.[5]

Cast

Production

The film was shot largely in the seaside town of Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains.[6]

Release

Mother was the opening film for the Seville European Film Festival (SEFF) in 2019.[7]

The film was released in cinemas in Spain on 15 November 2019.[8] It competed in the Orizzonti Section at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.[9]

Reception

Box office

Mother grossed $969,100 worldwide.[1]

Critical response

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Kevin Crust for the Los Angeles Times commented that "despite its melancholy bearing, "Madre" is a hopeful meditation on grief and memory".[12]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2019 Seville European Film Festival Best Film Mother Nominated [13]
Best Actress (ex aequo with Zorica Nusheva for God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija) Marta Nieto Won
Premios CEC Best Actress Won [14]
Best Adapted Screenplay Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Isabel Peña Nominated
Goya Awards Best Actress Marta Nieto Nominated [15]
Best Adapted Screenplay Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Isabel Peña Nominated
Best Editing Alberto del Campo Nominated
Venice International Film Festival Orizzonti Award for Best Film Mother Nominated [16]
Orizzonti Award for Best Actress Marta Nieto Won
2020 Feroz Awards Best Main Actress Nominated [17]
Spanish Actors Union Best Female Lead Performance in Film Nominated [18]
European Film Awards Best Actress Nominated [19]
Gaudí Awards Best Supporting Actor Àlex Brendemühl Nominated [20]

References

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External links

  • Mother at IMDbLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Mother at AllMovieLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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