Madre (film)

Madre
Film poster
Directed by Simón Mesa Soto
Produced by David Herdies
Written by Simón Mesa Soto
Cinematography Juan Sarmiento G.
Edited by Gustavo Vasco
Distributed by Momento Film
Release date
  • May 18, 2016 (2016-05-18) (Cannes Film Festival)
Running time
 14 minutes
Country Colombia/Sweden
Language Spanish

Madre is a 2016 Colombian short drama film directed by Simón Mesa Soto. It is one of four short films created as part of a Swedish-financed international film project titled "Break the Silence" which examines sexualized violence against children.[1] It premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival as one of the entries in the Short Film Palme d'Or competition.[2]

Synopsis

16-year-old Andrea leaves her neighborhood in the hills of Medellin to attend a downtown casting call for a porno film.

Cast

  • Yurani Anduquia Cortes
  • Paulo De Jesús Barros Sousa
  • María Camila Maldonado

See also

References

  1. ↑ García Calvo, Cynthia (May 3, 2016). "Cannes 2016: Simón Mesa Soto, director de "Madre", Competencia Oficial de cortometrajes". LatAm Cinema. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Colombiano Simón Mesa ya está en Cannes para competir con "Madre"". El Espectador. May 19, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.


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