Our Mothers

Our Mothers (Spanish: Nuestras madres) is a 2019 drama film written and directed by César Díaz. The film was an international co-production between companies in Belgium, France and Guatemala.^[1]

Our Mothers
Film poster
Spanish	Nuestras Madres
Directed by	César Díaz
Written by	Cesar Diaz
Produced by	Delphine Schmit Géraldine Sprimont
Starring	Armando Espitia Emma Dib Aurelia Caal Julio Serrano Echeverría
Cinematography	Virginie Surdej
Edited by	Damien Maestraggi
Music by	Rémi Boubal
Production companies	Need Productions Perspective Films Cine Concepcion Proximus
Distributed by	Pyramide
Release date	21 May 2019 (2019-05-21) (Cannes)
Running time	78 minutes
Countries	Belgium France Guatemala
Language	Spanish

It follows a forensic anthropologist in Guatemala investigating the disappearance of his father, a guerrilla fighter who went missing in the 1980s. It was screened at the Critics Week section of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival where Díaz won the Caméra d'Or.^[2]

Cast

• Armando Espitia as Ernesto
• Emma Dib as Cristina
• Aurelia Caal as Nicolasa
• Julio Serrano Echeverría as Juan

Release

Our Mothers was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.^[3] It received six nominations at the 10th Magritte Awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Díaz, winning Best First Feature Film.^[4]

Accolades

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Belgian Film Critics Association[5]	Best Film		Won
Cannes Film Festival[2]	Caméra d'Or		Won
	Grand Prize – Critics' Week		Nominated
	SACD Award		Won
Magritte Award[4]	Best Film		Nominated
	Best Director	César Díaz	Nominated
	Best Screenplay	César Díaz	Nominated
	Best First Feature Film		Won
	Best Cinematography	Virginie Surdej	Nominated
	Best Sound	Emmanuel de Boissieu, Vincent Nouaille	Nominated

See also

• List of submissions to the 92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
• List of Belgian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

References

1. Pablos, Emiliano De (23 September 2019). "Outsider Pictures Nabs U.S. Rights to 'Our Mothers,' Belgium's Oscar Submission (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
2. "Bong Joon-ho's 'Parasite' Wins the Palme d'Or at Cannes". Variety. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
3. Keslassy, Elsa (23 August 2019). "Oscars: Belgium Sends Cannes Prizewinner 'Our Mothers' to International Feature Film Race". Variety. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
4. Dricot, Lucy (1 February 2020). "Découvrez le palmarès complet de la 10e cérémonie des Magritte du cinéma" (in French). RTBF. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
5. "Grand Prix UCC 2020: les cinq finalistes connus, le Cavens dévoilé". 6néma (in French). 18 December 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

External links

• Our Mothers at IMDb