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April's Daughters

2017 · 103 min

A slow, suffocating family drama that quietly builds dread as an unwanted mother arrives, leaving you uneasy and emotionally drained.

Directed by
Michel Franco
Genres
Drama
Starring
Emma Suárez, Ana Valeria Becerril, Enrique Arrizon
Tagline
A mother's love knows no limits.
Overview
Valeria is 17 and pregnant. She lives in Puerto Vallarta with Clara, her half sister. Valeria has not wanted her long-absent mother, April, to find out about her pregnancy, but due to the economic strain and the overwhelming responsibility of having a baby in the house, Clara decides to call their mother. April arrives, willing to her daughters, but we soon understand why Valeria had wanted her to stay away.

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Directed by
Michel Franco
Genres
Drama
Starring
Emma Suárez, Ana Valeria Becerril, Enrique Arrizon
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • betrayal
  • trauma
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Michel Franco
Written by
Michel Franco
Starring
Emma Suárez, Ana Valeria Becerril, Enrique Arrizon, Joanna Larequi, Hernán Mendoza, Tony Dalton, Iván Cortes
Cinematography
Yves Cape
Runtime
103 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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