Salve Maria

Salve Maria

Director: Mar Coll
Country: Spain

German Premiere
2024 | 112 min. | Catalan, Spanish
Subtitles: German, English
FSK | Nicht geprüft / No clearance

Cast_ Laura Weissmahr, Oriol Pla Screenplay_ Mar Coll, Valentina Viso Camera_ Nilo Zimmermann Producer_ Sergi Casamitjana, María Zamora Rights_ Be For Films

A woman cannot accept her motherhood. Mar Coll crafts this drama as a horror and psychological thriller with comedic elements. Impossible? On the contrary!

Just recently María, a writer, has become a mother. But she can’t seem to develop feelings of affection for her baby. Observing the other women in mommy-and-me classes, she feels almost alienated. Then, upon hearing on the news about the disturbing case of a mother who drowned her twins, she is spellbound. For her, it is the beginning of a nerve-wracking journey.

The way the film manages to balance diverse tonalities and emotional registers is simply stunning. This is also thanks to the captivating performance of the young leading actress Laura Weissmahr.

Director

Director Mar Coll is from Barcelona and studied film there. Her debut film, ›Tres dies amb la família‹ (2010), won her the prize for best director at both the Goyas and Gaudís, Spain’s most prestigious film awards. After a stint in television, ›Salve Maria‹ marks her eagerly awaited return to cinema.

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