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.[3] It stars Marta Nieto, Jules Porier and Àlex Brendemühl.
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Spanish | Madre |
Directed by | Rodrigo Sorogoyen |
Written by | Rodrigo Sorogoyen Isabel Peña |
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Cinematography | Álex de Pablo |
Music by | Olivier Arson |
Production companies | Amalur Pictures Arcadia Motion Pictures Caballo Films Malvalanda Noodles Production Le Pacte TVE Movistar+ Canal+ |
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Running time | 128 minutes[1][2] |
Countries | Spain France |
Language | Spanish |
Box office | $969,100[1] |
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.
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.[4]
Mother was the opening film for the Seville European Film Festival (SEFF) in 2019.[5]
The film was released in cinemas in Spain on November 15, 2019.[6] It competed in the Orizzonti Section at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.[7]
Mother grossed $0 in the United States and Canada, and a worldwide total of $969,100.[1]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10.[2] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 76 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8] Ryan Lattanzio from Indiewire gave the film a B writing that the film "turns out to be the least twisted, and most empathetic, entry in the damaged mother movie canon in some time.".[9] Kevin Crust for the Los Angeles Times commented that "despite its melancholy bearing, "Madre" is a hopeful meditation on grief and memory".[10]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | Seville European Film Festival | Best Film | Mother | Nominated | [11] |
Best Actress (ex aequo with Zorica Nusheva for God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija) | Marta Nieto | Won | |||
Premios CEC | Best Actress | Won | [12] | ||
Best Adapted Screenplay | Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Isabel Peña | Nominated | |||
Goya Awards | Best Actress | Marta Nieto | Nominated | [13] | |
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 | [14] | |
Orizzonti Award for Best Actress | Marta Nieto | Won | |||
2020 | Feroz Awards | Best Main Actress | Nominated | [15] | |
Spanish Actors Union | Best Female Lead Performance in Film | Nominated | [16] | ||
European Film Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [17] | ||
Gaudí Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Àlex Brendemühl | Nominated | [18] | |