Maternal

OT: Hogar

Maura Delpero // Italy, Argentina, 2019
Fiction Feature // FF2019

Story

»Blessed be the fruit of thy womb«: a meeting between a nun and two teenage mothers has a long-term effect on their lives. Young Sister Paola travels from Italy to Buenos Aires to complete her novitiate and take her final vows. She starts working in a hogar, a religious centre for young mothers, where she meets the 17-year olds Lu and Fati. The two precocious teenagers are at odds with the strict rules of the nuns who have taken them in. Paola in turn is confronted with a world that throws her off balance. She develops strong maternal feelings for one of the babies and starts thinking about new directions for her own life.

Director

MAURA DELPERO (*1975) studied literature in Bologna and Paris and dramaturgy in Buenos Aires. After a few internationally prized documentaries, Maternal is her debut feature film.

Trailer

Info

Original title: Hogar

Film type: Fiction Feature

Original language: Spanish

Section: Vitrina//FF2019

Production country: Italy, Argentina

Produced: 2019

Runtime: 91 min

Language and subtitles: OV with German subtitles

Director: Maura Delpero

Screenplay: Maura Delpero

Cast: Lidiya Liberman, Denise Carrizo, Agustina Malale, Isabella Cilia, Alan Rivas, Livia Fernán, Marta Lubos, Renata Palminiello

Producer: Alessandro Amato, Luigi Chimienti, Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa, Nicolás Avruj, Diego Lerman

DoP: Soledad Rodriguez

Editor: Ilaria Fraioli, Luca Mattei

Production design: Yamila Fontán

World Sales: Charades

Production Company: Campo Cine; dispàrte; Vivo film; Rai Cinema

Film contact: Nicolas Rebeschini, Charades: nicolas@charades.eu

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