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Salve Maria

2024 · 111 min

A slow, unsettling plunge into a new mother's obsessive thoughts, blurring the line between empathy and dread.

Directed by
Mar Coll
Genres
Drama
Starring
Laura Weissmahr, Oriol Pla, Giannina Fruttero
Overview
Maria, a new mother and writer, is transfixed by the disturbing case of a woman who drowned her infant twins, prompting her own journey through the complexities of motherhood.

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Directed by
Mar Coll
Genres
Drama
Starring
Laura Weissmahr, Oriol Pla, Giannina Fruttero
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • obsession
  • parenthood
  • identity
  • guilt
  • madness
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action1
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Mar Coll
Written by
Valentina Viso, Mar Coll
Starring
Laura Weissmahr, Oriol Pla, Giannina Fruttero, Clara Garcés, Magali Heu, Belén Cruz, Oscar Walls, Sam Avtaev
Music
Zeltia Montes
Cinematography
Nilo Mur
Runtime
111 min
Country
Spain
Languages
French, Catalan, Spanish

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