Madonnas

Madonnas

2007125 min6.0 / 10

A raw, intimate examination of intergenerational trauma and maternal role-reversal that grapples with cycles of abandonment, empowerment, and the struggle to break free from inherited pain.

A portrait of Rita, who claims that her mother was never a mother for her. Rita gives birth to her own five children and forces her mother to take the role of a mother.

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