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Motherland

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2017 · 94 min Documentary
6.4 / 10 · TMDB

The planet’s busiest maternity hospital is located in one of its poorest and most populous countries: the Philippines. There, poor women face devastating consequences as their country struggles with reproductive health policy and the politics of conservative Catholic ideologies.

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Original Title Bayang Ina Mo
Year 2017
Country United States of America, Philippines
Genre Documentary
Director Ramona S. Diaz
Runtime 94 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.4/10 (14 votes)

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The film constructs its narrative through unflinching verité observation and explores the crisis by focusing on the quiet resilience of mothers and the overwhelmed staff. It relies on a patient, observational style to build a powerful indictment of a system where ideology trumps compassionate care.

What lingers after viewing is a profound sense of the staggering inequality in access to basic human dignity and healthcare. A necessary, sobering document. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Ramona S. Diaz

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