Our Mothers [Nuestras madres]


Nuestras madres

Directed By: Cesar Diaz

May 21, 2019 / Spanish / 78 min

Ernesto, a forensic anthropologist, searches for the remains of victims of the Guatemalan Civil War, including his own father, a guerrilla fighter he never knew. The tensions of Ernesto’s experiences coincide with those felt by a nation still reeling from this violent episode.

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IMDB Movie Page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9206516

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Screened Semesters:

  • 2020 Fall