Mother Lode
6.4
Jorge leaves his home and family in the outskirts of Lima to try his luck in the goldmines of the Andes, chasing the promises of the mother lode. We follow Jorge through a journey full of omens, where reality and magical thinking blend together, as he discovers that the myth of wealth is built on sacrifices that become ever more tangible – while the boundaries between victims and oppressors get progressively vague and blurred. Mother Lode is a fable about the banality of the descent to hell in times of neoliberalism; it is a paradigm of a relentless world in which everything can be sacrificed in the name of profit.
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Matteo Tortone Director · Mathieu Granier Writer Patrick Tresch Cinematographer
First release September 2, 2021 · Produced in France, Italy, Switzerland · Production Malfè film, C-Side Productions
Production
Wendigo Films
Production
Malfè film
Production
C-Side Productions
Production
France · Italy · Switzerland
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Italy · September 2, 2021
Premiere · Venice International Film Critics' Week
France · April 19, 2023
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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