Our Mothers

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Our Mothers

2020

1h 18m

Drama

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Guatemala, 2018. The whole country is immersed in the trial of the military officers who started the civil war.

Critics Consensus

Our Mothers (Nuestras Madres) sometimes struggles between telling a story and delivering a message, but its flaws are outweighed by writer-director César Diaz's raw honesty.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

05/13/2024

3/5

Simply but powerfully examines a country’s relationship with its traumatic past.

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

05/06/2024

3/5

A more traditional “issue” drama would force a big confrontation between mother and son, but here it plays out in a lower key, in a humane film that feels deeply respectful towards the real-life survivors.

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Chris Hewitt

Minneapolis Star Tribune

04/30/2020

3/4

For a brief movie, "Our Mothers" packs a lot in.

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William Stottor

Loud and Clear Reviews

09/03/2024

4/5

In the remarkably restrained film Our Mothers, César Diaz highlights the historical suffering and present day pain caused by the Guatemalan Civil War.

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Rudie Obias

Battle Royale With Cheese

05/26/2024

It’s a simple movie, but with a massive scope of history and the human experience — the kindness and the cruelty that come with it.

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Adam Sweeting

The Arts Desk

05/13/2024

4/5

Director Cesar Diaz’s debut feature film was made on a modest budget and confines its running time to a crisp 78 minutes, but its impact is like being hit over the head with a sandbag.

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08/25/2021

An interesting film about the events in Guatemala.

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Synopsis

Guatemala, 2018. The whole country is immersed in the trial of the military officers who started the civil war.

Director: César Díaz
Producer: Géraldine Sprimont, Delphine Schmit
Screenwriter: César Diaz
Distributor: Outsider Pictures
Production Co: Cine Concepcion , Perspective Films, Need Productions, Proximus
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 3, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 27, 2021
Runtime: 1h 18m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1