Maternal | Hogar | Haifa International Film Festival

Archive - Festival 35
Director: Maura Delpero
Italy, Argentina 2019
91 minutes
Spanish, Italian
Subtitles in Hebrew, English

Sister Paola has just arrived in Argentina from Italy to take her final votes in “Hogar”, an Italian religious center for teen mums in Buenos Aires. Luciana and Fátima, both 18, are girls converted into mothers. These three different women will influence each other in their own relationship with motherhood.

Documentary filmmaker Maura Delpero bases her first narrative film on her own experiences working in a religious center in Buenos Aires. Her compelling drama won three awards in the Locarno Festival, including a Golden - Leopard Special Mention.

Feature Debut

Director Maura Delpero
Production Nicolás Avruj, Diego Lerman, Alessandro Amato, Luigi Chimienti, Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa
Script Maura Delpero
Cinematography Soledad Rodriguez
Editing Ilaria Fraioli, Luca Mattei
Festivals Locarno (Special Mention, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Europa Cinemas Label)
Actors Lidiya Liberman, Renata Palminiello, Denise Carrizo, Agustina Malale
Source Charades, Paris