Mamacruz

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Mamacruz

2023

1h 23m

Comedy

Drama

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Candice Frederick

HuffPost

02/03/2023

A simple yet masterful feat all around.

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Eulàlia Iglesias

Fotogramas

10/27/2023

3/5

Mánver gives power to a neglected female figure, and her performance takes over the film; Ortega asserts the woman's regained vital drive as a happy reunion with herself rather than as a disagreement with her environment. [Full review in Spanish]

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Javier Ocaña

El Pais (Spain)

10/27/2023

... The rigorous panoramic framing of the mise-en-scene, beautiful in its facade, daring and elegant, and the expressive close-ups of an exuberant Mánver add another victory to Spanish cinema about women's desire. [Full review in Spanish]

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Rubén Romero Santos

Cinemanía (Spain)

10/25/2023

3.5/5

Kiti Mánver displays her enormous talent in this film directed by Patricia Ortega about the sexual awakening of a grandmother clinging to her religious beliefs. [Full review in Spanish]

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Gerald Peary

Arts Fuse

07/14/2023

An enjoyable film from Spain about an elderly church-going lady with a dead sensual life and a comatose husband.

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

02/17/2023

Explores senior sexuality and religious oppression with satirical wit and refreshing honesty.

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Director: Patricia Ortega
Producer: Olmo Figueredo
Screenwriter: Patricia Ortega, José Ortuño, Patricia Ortega, Jose F. Ortuño
Production Co: Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales, Canal Sur Televisión, La Claqueta
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Runtime: 1h 23m