Short film

Madre

2016 · 14 min

A quiet, uneasy descent into exploitation, watched with a knot in your stomach that never loosens.

Directed by: Simón Mesa Soto
Genres: Drama
Starring: Yurani Anduquia Cortés, María Camila Maldonado, Paulo De Jesús Barros Sousa

Overview: Madre tells the story of 16-year old Andrea who leaves a poor neighbourhood in Colombian Medellin to take part in the casting for a porno movie.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, melancholic and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Class, power, survival, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Directed by: Simón Mesa Soto
Genres: Drama
Starring: Yurani Anduquia Cortés, María Camila Maldonado, Paulo De Jesús Barros Sousa

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
power
survival
isolation
coming-of-age
Places: big city
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Simón Mesa Soto
Written by: Simón Mesa Soto
Starring: Yurani Anduquia Cortés, María Camila Maldonado, Paulo De Jesús Barros Sousa, Yeferson Camilo Del Valle, Walter Andrés Castañeda, Diego Alexander Amaya, Adriana María Salazar, Gloria Milena Villegas
Cinematography: Juan Sarmiento G.
Runtime: 14 min
Country: Colombia, Sweden
Languages: Spanish