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Necesito una madre (1966)

Necesito una madre poster
Directed by
Fernando Siro
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 20m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A school setting in Argentina becomes the backdrop for a story about a child's search for a mother figure. The drama follows a young protagonist and the adults who might fill that role.

melancholicfamily-centeredtendermodestblack-and-whiteslightly datedearnest

What happens

Necesito una madre es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Fernando Siro sobre el guion de María Elena Walsh según el cuento La huida, de Martha Lehmann que se estrenó el 2 de junio de 1966 y que tuvo como protagonistas a Teresa Blasco, Beatriz Bonnet, Fernando Siro y Guillermo Battaglia. Fue el segundo filme dirigido por Siro. Fue filmada en el colegio Highlands High School sito en la calle Roca al 1400 de la localidad de Vicente López.​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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