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Maternal (2019)

Maternal poster
Original title
Hogar
Directed by
Maura Delpero
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina, Italy
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
13
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In Buenos Aires, a teenager living in a Catholic shelter for unwed mothers gives birth and struggles to bond with her baby. Meanwhile, a nun at the shelter grapples with her own conflicting feelings about motherhood and faith.

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What happens

Maternal (Spanish: Hogar) is a 2019 drama film co-written and directed by Maura Delpero, in her narrative directorial debut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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