Motherhood
Carla, a defiant fourteen-year-old chafing against the system and her life in a juvenile center, learns she is pregnant. She is transferred to 'La Maternal,' a specialized shelter for pregnant teenagers. Within this confined world where adulthood arrives abruptly and without room for error, Carla confronts rigid rules, complex relationships with the other girls, and a torturous choice between childish rebellion and the sudden, crushing weight of responsibility. Her journey is a raw collision with the unromantic reality of motherhood, where every day becomes a trial by fire, testing her limits and reshaping her identity.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | La maternal |
| Year | 2022 |
| Country | Spain |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Pilar Palomero |
| Runtime | 122 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 7.2/10 (22 votes) |
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Pablo Berger crafts not merely a social drama, but a ruthless physiological and emotional portrait, with the camera acting as an invisible yet palpable witness. The film shuns sentimentality; its power lies in the honest, almost documentary-like capture of the fragility and roughness of this specific coming-of-age.
What lingers after the credits is the uncomfortable yet vital immersion into a world where childhood shatters in an instant, leaving only the heavy, silent work of survival in its wake. It feels like touching a raw, unhealed wound. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Pilar Palomero
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The strained silence of common rooms, rough-hewn intimacy, the scent of disinfectant and baby powder.
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