Our Mothers

Director: César Díaz

Stars: Emma Dib, Armando Espitia, Aurelia Caal


Description

Our Mothers
Winner of the Caméra d’Or (Cannes Film Festival, 2019) this beautifully rendered drama weaves a tale taking us from the dark past to a personal search for the truth. Set in 2018 Guatemala, we meet Ernesto, a young forensic anthropologist tasked with identifying missing victims of the country’s 36-year civil war. As witnesses of the genocide of over 200,000 indigenous people, the Mayan women of Guatemala act as a bridge between the past and present through their memories and become essential voices in the fight for justice in a country struggling with how to provide accountability. While documenting the account of an elder Mayan woman searching for the remains of her husband, Ernesto believes he might have found a lead that will guide him to his own father, a guerrillero who went missing during the war. – Human Rights Film Festival

Cast: Emma Dib, Armando Espitia, Aurelia Caal, Julio Serrano Echeverria, Victor Moreira
Director: César Díaz
Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Aspect Ratio: 2:39:1
Running Time: 78 mins
Year: 2019