Our Mothers
Film poster
Directed byCésar Díaz
Produced byDelphine Schmit, Géraldine Sprimont
StarringEmma Dib
Edited byDamien Maestraggi
Music byRémi Boubal
Distributed byPyramide
Release date
  • 21 May 2019 (2019-05-21) (Cannes)
Running time
78 minutes
CountriesBelgium
Guatemala
LanguageSpanish

Our Mothers (Spanish: Nuestras madres) is a 2019 internationally co-produced drama film directed by César Díaz. It follows a forensic anthropologist in Guatemala investigating the disappearance of his father, a guerrilla fighter who went missing in the 1980s. It was screened at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival where Díaz won the Caméra d'Or.[1]

Our Mothers was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2] It received six nominations at the 10th Magritte Awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Díaz, winning Best First Feature Film.[3]

Accolades

Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
Belgian Film Critics Association[4] Best Film Won
Cannes Film Festival[1] Caméra d'Or Won
Grand Prize – Critics' Week Nominated
SACD Award Won
Magritte Award[3] Best Film Nominated
Best Director César Díaz Nominated
Best Screenplay César Díaz Nominated
Best First Feature Film Won
Best Cinematography Virginie Surdej Nominated
Best Sound Emmanuel de Boissieu, Vincent Nouaille Nominated

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Bong Joon-ho's 'Parasite' Wins the Palme d'Or at Cannes". Variety. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. ^ Keslassy, Elsa. "Oscars: Belgium Sends Cannes Prizewinner 'Our Mothers' to International Feature Film Race". Variety. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b Dricot, Lucy (1 February 2020). "Découvrez le palmarès complet de la 10e cérémonie des Magritte du cinéma" (in French). RTBF. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Grand Prix UCC 2020: les cinq finalistes connus, le Cavens dévoilé". 6néma (in French). 18 December 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

External links

Belgian Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
Belgian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Caméra d'Or winning films
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