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¡Ay, mi madre!

2019 · 81 min

A breezy, good-natured Spanish comedy that coasts on quirky charm and family warmth rather than big laughs.

Directed by
Frank Ariza
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Secun de la Rosa, Estefanía de los Santos, Mariola Fuentes
Overview
When her estranged mother suddenly dies, a woman must follow the quirky instructions laid out in the will in order to collect an important inheritance.

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  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Frank Ariza
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Secun de la Rosa, Estefanía de los Santos, Mariola Fuentes
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Frank Ariza
Written by
Frank Ariza
Starring
Secun de la Rosa, Estefanía de los Santos, Mariola Fuentes, Marta Torné, Paz Vega, Terele Pávez, María Alfonsa Rosso, Concha Galán
Runtime
81 min
Country
Spain

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