Motherhood (2022 film)

Motherhood (Spanish: La Maternal)[1] is a 2022 teen drama film written and directed by Pilar Palomero starring Carla Quílez and Ángela Cervantes.

Motherhood
Theatrical release poster
SpanishLa Maternal
Directed byPilar Palomero
Screenplay byPilar Palomero
Starring
CinematographyJulián Elizalde
Edited bySofie Escudé
Production
companies
  • Inicia Films
  • Bteam Prods
Distributed byBTeam Pictures
Release dates
  • 20 September 2022 (2022-09-20) (Zinemaldia)
  • 18 November 2022 (2022-11-18) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

The plot tracks Carla, a 14-year old pregnant girl placed in a centre for teenage mothers where she hangs out with other teen classmates (Raki, Estel, Claudia, Jamila and Sheila).[2][3] She also has to deal with the vicissitudes of her fraught relation with her mother Penélope.[3][4]

Cast

Production

The screenplay was penned by Pilar Palomero.[5] La maternal (Palomero's sophomore feature after Schoolgirls)[6] is an Inicia Films and Bteam Prods production, with the participation of RTVE, TVC, Televisión de Aragón, and Movistar+ and support from Creative Europe's MEDIA, ICAA and ICEC.[4][7] Julián Elizalde worked as cinematographer.[8][9]

Shooting took place in late 2021 and lasted for 8 weeks.[10] Shooting locations included Los Monegros and Barcelona and its surroundings.[7]

Release

The film made its world premiere at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival's official selection on 20 September 2022.[11][12] It will have its international premiere at the Zurich Film Festival.[1] Distributed by BTeam Pictures,[2] it is set for an 18 November 2022 theatrical release in Spain.[13] Elle Driver acquired rights for worldwide sales outside Spain and France.[2]

Reception
Cast members attending the closing gala of the 2022 Festival CiBRA, where actress Carla Quílez earned a Special Mention from the Jury for her Female Performance.[14]

According to the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an 89% approval rating based on 9 reviews from critics, with an average rating of 8.0/10.[15]

Jonathan Holland of ScreenDaily deemed the film to be "superbly directed by Palomero, who seems to have a special gift for seeing the world through children's eyes".[16]

Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas rated the film with 65 points ("acceptable") deeming it to be more interesting by its subject than by its forms, praising "the reality that [the film] makes visible" but pointing out that "the style is too crude, it is an unbearable film at times".[17]

Juan Pando of Fotogramas rated the film 5 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "one of the best films, if not the best, [in 2022 Spanish cinema]", praising "that true prodigy named Carla Quílez" as the best thing about the film while citing the film's excess length as a negative point.[18]

Sergi Sánchez of La Razón rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, positively highlighting Quílez's naturalness while pointing out that "a certain capacity for synthesis is lacking" in the film.[19]

Top ten lists

The film appeared on a number of critics' top ten lists of the best Spanish films of 2022:

Accolades
Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
202270th San Sebastián International Film FestivalSilver Shell for Best Leading PerformanceCarla QuílezWon[27]
2023 15th Gaudí AwardsBest Non-Catalan Language FilmNominated[28]
Best DirectorPilar PalomeroNominated
Best Original ScreenplayPilar PalomeroNominated
Best Supporting ActressÁngela CervantesWon
Best New PerformanceCarla QuílezWon
10th Feroz AwardsBest DirectorPilar PalomeroNominated[29]
Best Actress in a FilmCarla QuílezNominated
Best Supporting Actress in a FilmÁngela CervantesNominated
2nd Carmen AwardsBest Non-Andalusian FilmNominated[30][31]
78th CEC MedalsBest DirectorPilar PalomeroPending[32]
Best New ActressCarla QuílezPending
37th Goya AwardsBest FilmNominated[33]
Best DirectorPilar PalomeroNominated
Best Supporting ActressÁngela CervantesNominated
31st Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actress in a Secondary RoleÁngela CervantesNominated[34]

See also

References
  1. "ZFF celebrates Spanish cinema". Zurich Film Festival. 24 August 2022.
  2. Hopewell, John; Mayorga, Emilio (10 February 2022). "Elle Driver Swoops on 'La Maternal,' From Goya Best Picture Winner Pilar Palomero (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  3. "La maternal". Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain. 15 October 2021.
  4. "Pilar Palomero finaliza el rodaje de 'La Maternal', su segundo largometraje producido por Inicia Films y Bteam Prods". Audiovisual451. 23 December 2021.
  5. "Pilar Palomero ya rueda 'La maternal', su segunda película tras 'Las niñas'". Cine con Ñ. 14 October 2021.
  6. Silvestre, Juan (21 October 2021). "'La maternal': Ángela Cervantes protagoniza la nueva película de Pilar Palomero". Fotogramas.
  7. Rivera, Alfonso (10 January 2022). "Pilar Palomero wraps the shoot for her sophomore film, La Maternal". Cineuropa.
  8. Castro, Antón (15 October 2021). "Pilar Palomero inicia el rodaje de 'La Maternal' en los Monegros". Heraldo de Aragón.
  9. "Finaliza el rodaje de 'La Maternal', de Pilar Palomero, con fotografía de Julián Elizalde". Camera and Light Mag. 23 December 2021.
  10. "Finaliza el rodaje de 'La maternal', la segunda película de Pilar Palomera". Cine con Ñ. 23 December 2021.
  11. Flaño, Teresa (20 September 2022). "Pilar Palomero: "Por momentos así merece la pena hacer cine"". El Diario Vasco. Grupo Vocento.
  12. Hopewell, John (15 July 2022). "San Sebastian Festival's 2022 Spanish Film Lineup: Emerging Talent, Fresh Titles From a New Establishment". Variety.
  13. "El 18 de noviembre se estrenará 'La maternal', la segunda película de Pilar Palomero". Cine con Ñ. 21 April 2022.
  14. "'As Bestas', mejor película del CiBRA, que cierra su XIV edición encumbrando a Toledo como ciudad de cine". Europa Press. 13 November 2022.
  15. "La Maternal", Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved 15 December 2022
  16. Holland, Jonathan (21 September 2022). "'La Maternal': San Sebastian Review". ScreenDaily.
  17. Hernández Luján, Raquel (18 November 2022). "Crítica de La maternal, la nueva película de Pilar Palomero (Las niñas)". HobbyConsolas.
  18. Pando, Juan (18 November 2022). "Crítica de 'La maternal', cuando lo particular se convierte en universal". Fotogramas.
  19. Sánchez, Sergi (17 November 2022). "Crítica de "La maternal": sujeto y predicados ★★★☆☆". La Razón.
  20. Medina, Marta (15 December 2022). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2022: el año más bestia del siglo XXI". El Confidencial.
  21. "Cine: las votaciones de nuestros críticos 2022". El Cultural. 20 December 2022 – via El Español.
  22. Mantilla, Daniel. "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2022". Series & Más – via El Español.
  23. Blanes, P; Romero, J.; Castro, E. (23 December 2022). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2022 en un año espectacular para nuestro cine". Cadena SER.
  24. Rodríguez Marchante, Oti (27 December 2022). "Las diez mejores películas españolas de 2022, un año de cine sobresaliente". ABC.
  25. Sanguino, Juan; Rando, Paloma (28 December 2022). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2022". Vanity Fair.
  26. "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de un 2022 para la historia". El Periódico de Catalunya. 19 December 2022.
  27. Roxborough, Scott (24 September 2022). "'The Kings of the World' Wins San Sebastian Film Festival Golden Shell for Best Film". The Hollywood Reporter.
  28. "En directe | Premis Gaudí: "Alcarràs" i "Un año, una noche", les més nominades de la nit". 3/24. 22 January 2023.
  29. Gualda, Lucía (29 January 2023). "Premios Feroz, en directo: los premiados a mejor película, mejor serie y mejor actriz y actor protagonistas". Vanitatis – via El Confidencial.
  30. Martínez, Evaristo (14 December 2022). "'Controverso' opta a dos Carmen, que anuncian sus candidatos desde Almería". La Voz de Almería.
  31. "Modelo 77 triunfa en los Carmen: Así ha quedado el palmarés". Ideal. Grupo Vocento. 5 February 2023.
  32. "'As bestas' y 'Cinco lobitos', las más nominadas a las Medallas CEC". Cine con Ñ. 15 December 2022.
  33. "Premios Goya 2023 | Palmarés completo: 'As bestas', de Rodrigo Sorogoyen, triunfa con 9 premios". Cinemanía. 11 February 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
  34. Aller, María (14 March 2023). "Premios Unión de Actores 2023: 'As bestas' y 'Cinco lobitos', las películas más premiadas". Fotogramas.
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