MOTHER-CHILD

NIÑA MAMÁ

By Andrea TESTA

KINO REBELDE - as SALES All rights, World

Documentary - Completed 2019

In the intimacy of Argentine public health system, the movie reveals the stories of teenagers who, caught by different types of violence, decide whether or not to proceed with pregnancy.

Festivals
& Awards

IDFA 2019
Special Mention / Competition for Mid-Length Documentary
Goteborg IFF 2020
Official Selection / Focus on Feminism
Costa Rica IFF 2020
Official Selection / Radar Section
Hot Docs 2020
Best Mid Length Award
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (online) 2021
Official Selection
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • ARGENTINA
    • Languages
    • SPANISH-ARGENTINE
    • Duration
    • 66 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Andrea TESTA
    • Producer(s)
    • Francisco MÁRQUEZ (PENSAR CON LAS MANOS)
    • Synopsis
    • In the consulting rooms of a public hospital in Argentina, social workers dialogue with pregnant young girls, woman who has just given birth or ones that are hospitalized due to unsafe abortions.
      Coming from the environment of extreme poverty and vulnerability, many of them are victims of gender violence. Hence their pregnancies discourage them even more to imagine a hopeful present or future.
      The film reflects the desires, tensions and fears around forced maternity and clandestine abortion.