Mother (2017)

Original title

Madre

Directed by

Rodrigo Sorogoyen

Genre

drama film

Country

Spain

Runtime

18 min

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 82 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mother receives a phone call from her young son who says he is alone on a beach. The film follows her frantic attempts to guide him to safety as the situation spirals out of her control.

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What happens

Mother (Spanish: Madre) is a 2017 Spanish short drama film, directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen. It premiered at the 2017 Málaga Film Festival and was also screened at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. It won the Goya Award for Best Fictional Short Film at the 32nd Goya Awards and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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