The Mother
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A street vendor who lives in the outskirts of São Paulo returns home at night and does not find her teenager son. After a nonstop search, she finds out the boy was killed by the police and his body is missing. This is the beginning of this woman’s vertiginous fight for the right to bury her son, a fight that will not only unveil the excessive violence of one of most lethal police forces of the world, but also how structural is racism in Brazilian society.
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Cast
18 people
Marcélia Cartaxo
Maria
Known for
Cangaço Novo
Hour of the Star
Cristiano Burlan
Also in
The Destruction of Bernardet
Dunstin Farias
Valdo
Also in
Batalha
Um Espaço que se Move
Mawusi Tulani
Lúcia
Also in
Divided Youth
All the Dead Ones
Ana Carolina Marinho
Ana
Also in
Hamlet
Paloma
Henrique Zanoni
Alemão
Also in
The Augusta Street Ripper
Body Electric
Helena Ignez
Dulce
Known for
The Red Light Bandit
Kiko Marques
Known for
City of God
City of God: The Fight Rages On
Hélio Cícero
Santana
Also in
JK
Amor e Ódio
Tuna Dwek
Elenice
Known for
Divine Love
The Son of a Thousand Men
Carlos Meceni
Tobias
Also in
August Street
(fdp)
Che Moais
Lázaro
Known for
Never Give Up
The Girl Who Killed Her Parents: The Confession
Cristiano Burlan Director · Ana Carolina Marinho Screenplay André Brandão Cinematographer
First release August 13, 2022 · Produced in Brazil · Production Agência Nacional do Cinema (ANCINE)
Production
Bela Filmes
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Agência Nacional do Cinema (ANCINE)
Production
Brazil
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Languages
Original title
A Mãe
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · August 13, 2022
Premiere · Festival de Cinema de Gramado
Brazil · November 10, 2022
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
November 6, 2022 · Premiere · 9º Mostra de Cinema de Gostoso
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