Salve Maria

Drama Thriller

Spain

Catalan, Spanish

August 12, 2024

1hr 51min

Status: released

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Movie Details:

Spanish title	Las madres no
Also known as	Mothers Don’t
Based on	Amek ez dute by Katixa Agirre
Country	Spain
Language	Catalan Spanish
Genre	Drama, Thriller
Release date	8 August 2024 (Locarno)
Running time	1hr 51min
Starring	Laura Weissmahr Oriol Pla Giannina Fruttero Belén Cruz
Directed by	Mar Coll
Screenplay by	Mar Coll Valentina Viso
Produced by	Sergi Casamitjana María Zamora
Cinematography by	Nilo Zimmermann
Edited by	Aina Calleja
Music by	Zeltia Montes
Filming locations	Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Production Company	Escándalo Films Elastica Films
Distributor	Elastica Films

Cast & Characters:

Laura Weissmahr
Oriol Pla
Giannina Fruttero
Belén Cruz

Storyline:

Maria, a talented young author and new mother, comes across a disturbing headline: a French woman has drowned her 10-month-old twins in the bathtub. This horrifying event captures Maria’s thoughts, turning into an all-consuming fixation. She grapples with the question: Why did the woman commit such an act? From then on, the shadow of infanticide hangs over Maria’s existence, haunting her.

About Movie:

Salve Maria is a Spanish drama film directed, and co-written by Mar Coll. Based on the novel Amek ez dute by Basque writer Katixa Agirre, it follows Maria, a promising young writer and new mother, who becomes obsessed with the case of a woman who drowned her twins in the bathtub.

Salve Maria has its world premiere in Competition on 12 August 2024, as part of the 77th Locarno Film Festival.