Elena, a Spanish woman in her 40s, is living in France, where her 6-year-old son went missing ten years ago. She is an empty shell of a person, beaten by tragedy. Her attempt to pick up the pieces and carry on is put to a halt as she encounters a fragile teenager, who resembles her son. The torments of a traumatized mother and the painful coming-of-age of a troubled youth reach out to one another, in search of a sanctuary of closure. A bold and unnerving psychological drama, equipped with ballet-like frames and compositions, which unravels a tale of indelible grief.
Madre
Madre
60th TIFF: Greek Premiere
Screening Schedule
No physical screenings scheduled. |
- Direction: Rodrigo Sorogoyen
- Script: Isabel Peña, Rodrigo Sorogoyen
- Cinematography: Álex de Pablo
- Editing: Alberto del Campo
- Sound: Fabiola Ordoyo, Nicolas Mas, Nicolas de Poulpiquet
- Music: Olivier Arson
- Actors: Marta Nieto, Jules Porier, Àlex Brendemühl, Anne Consigny, Frédéric Pierrot, Guillaume Arnault
- Production: Malvalanda, Caballo Films, Arcadia Motion Pictures, Amalur Pictures, Noodles Production, Le Pacte
- Producers: María del Puy Alvarado Landa, Ibon Cormenzana, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Ignasi Estapé, Thomas Pibarot, Jean Labadie, Jérôme Vidal
- Costumes: Ana López Cobos
- Sets: Lorena Puerto
- Make Up: Sylvie Imbert
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: Spain, France
- Production Year: 2019
- Duration: 129´
- Distribution in Greece: Rosebud 21
- Contact: Le Pacte, contact@le-pacte.com
- Awards/Distinctions: Best Actress (Orizzonti Award) – Venice FF 2019
Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Rodrigo Sorogoyen del Amo (1981) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He won the Goya Award for Best Director and the Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Realm. For the short film Mother, Sorogoyen won the Goya Award for Best Fictional Short Film and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
Filmography
2013 Stockholm (co-direction)
2016 May God Save Us
2017 Madre (short)
2018 The Candidate
2019 Mother
2022 The Beasts