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Mother (2019)

Name: Mother
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2019-11-11
Duration: 128 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Marta Nieto, Jules Porier, Àlex Brendemühl, Anne Consigny, Frédéric Pierrot

Mother (2019), directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, starring Marta Nieto and Jules Porier.

11/11/2019 BR Drama and Thriller 2h 8m

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Ten years have gone by since Elena's six-year old son has disappeared. The last thing she heard of him was a phone call he gave her, saying that he was lost on a beach in France and couldn't find his father. Nowadays, Elena lives on this same beach and manages a restaurant. She is finally beginning to emerge from this tragic episode when she meets a French teenager who strongly reminds her of her lost son. The two of them will embark on a relationship which will sow chaos and distrust around them.

Alejandro de PabloCinematography
Rodrigo SorogoyenDirector, Producer, Screenplay
Alberto del CampoEditing
Anne-Laure LabadieProducer

About the film

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. 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.

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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.

Cast

Marta Nieto as Elena

Jules Porier as Jean

Àlex Brendemühl as Joseba

Anne Consigny as Léa

Frédéric Pierrot as Grégory

Production

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

Release

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

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

Reception

Box office

Mother grossed $969,100 worldwide.

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10. On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 76 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". 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.".

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

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External links

Mother at IMDb

Text from Mother (2019 Spanish film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_(2019_Spanish_film)

Trivia

It premiered on November 11, 2019, a Monday.
It runs 2h08 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Madre".
It won 0 award(s) and received 1 nomination(s) on record at Wikidata — European Film Award for Best Actress among them.
As of September 20, 2026, it is available in Brazil by subscription on Reserva Imovision Amazon Channel.
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosLe Pacte, Malvalanda, Caballo Films, Arcadia Motion Pictures, Noodles Production, Amalur Pictures
CountriesSpain, France
LanguagesSpanish, French
StatusReleased

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Nominations

European Film Award for Best Actress 2020

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Mother

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Crew

Alejandro de Pablo Cinematography
Rodrigo Sorogoyen Director
Alberto del Campo Editing
Anne-Laure Labadie Producer
Ibon Cormenzana Producer
Ignasi Estapé Producer
Jean Labadie Producer
Jérôme Vidal Producer
María del Puy Alvarado Producer
Rodrigo Sorogoyen Producer
Thomas Pibarot Producer
Olivier Arson Original music
Isabel Peña Screenplay
Rodrigo Sorogoyen Screenplay

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What is Mother about?

Mother: Ten years have gone by since Elena's six-year old son has disappeared. The last thing she heard of him was a phone call he gave her, saying that he was lost on a beach in France and couldn't find his father. Nowadays, Elena lives on this same beach and manages a restaurant. She is finally beginning to emerge from th…

Who directed Mother?

Mother was directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen in 2019.

Who stars in Mother?

The cast of Mother includes Marta Nieto, Jules Porier, Àlex Brendemühl, Anne Consigny and Frédéric Pierrot.

How long is Mother?

Mother runs for 128 minutes, or 2h08.

Where can I watch Mother?

Mother is available on Reserva Imovision Amazon Channel. Availability changes often: the list on this page is the most recent we received.

What is Mother based on?

Mother is based on Mother.