Motherland (2023)

Original title

Kinra

Directed by

Marco Panatonic

Genre

drama film

Country

Peru

Runtime

2h 37m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man from Cusco wants to become an engineer but struggles with the idea of leaving his mother and sister. The film follows his personal conflict between pursuing his dream and staying connected to his family.

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What happens

Motherland (whose original title is Kinra; it was later retitled as Kinra, el viaje de Atoqcha, lit. 'Kinra, the journey of Atoqcha') is a 2023 Peruvian drama film written and directed by Marco Panatonic, in his directorial debut. It follows a man from Cusco who dreams to become an engineer, but doesn't want to leave his mother and sister. The film had its world premiere at the 38th Mar del Plata International Film Festival on 6 November 2023, where it won the Golden Astor. It was theatrically released in Peru on 14 November 2024 by V&R Films. It was also selected as the Peruvian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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