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Alma mater (2005)

Alma mater poster
Directed by
Álvaro Buela
Genre
musical film
Country
Uruguay
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A virgin woman believes she will give birth to the savior of the world. The film follows her life as she grapples with this conviction.

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What happens

Alma Mater is a 2005 Uruguayan film directed by Álvaro Buela. Starring Roxana Blanco, Nicolás Becerra, Werner Schünemann and Walter Reyno, it deals with the life of a virgin woman who thinks herself as the future mother of a Saviour of the World. In 2005 it was nominated to the Goya Award for Best Iberoamerican Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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