World Cinema
Matria / Matria
Spain
Directors: Álvaro Gago
Director's bio
Álvaro Gago established himself as a film editor, founded the Galician Film Forum, and taught at the 'Young For Film School.' His graduation film, 'Currican,' won the Best Film Award at the Cannes Film Festival and the Best Director Award at Curtocircuito. In 2017, he directed the short film 'Matria,' which earned him the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and a Goya nomination the following year. During the same year, he edited 'Trote,' directed by Xacio Baño, which had its world premiere at the 2018 Locarno Film Festival and premiered nationally at the 2018 San Sebastián Film Festival. Álvaro’s short film '16 decembro,' premiered at the 2019 Locarno Film Festival and was also a Goya nominee in 2021. He was selected by Variety in 2019 as a Spanish talent to track and by Screen International in 2021 as a Star of Tomorrow.
Álvaro Gago established himself as a film editor, founded the Galician Film Forum, and taught at the 'Young For Film School.' His graduation film, 'Currican,' won the Best Film Award at the Cannes Film Festival and the Best Director Award at Curtocircuito. In 2017, he directed the short film 'Matria,' which earned him the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and a Goya nomination the following year. During the same year, he edited 'Trote,' directed by Xacio Baño, which had its world premiere at the 2018 Locarno Film Festival and premiered nationally at the 2018 San Sebastián Film Festival. Álvaro’s short film '16 decembro,' premiered at the 2019 Locarno Film Festival and was also a Goya nominee in 2021. He was selected by Variety in 2019 as a Spanish talent to track and by Screen International in 2021 as a Star of Tomorrow.
Synopsis
Álvaro Gago’s ‘Matria’, paints a vibrant portrait of the life of Ramona, a woman in a Galician fishing village constantly hustling to get by and always sacrificing everything to secure her daughter’s future. But when the girl is ready to stand on her own feet and fend for herself, Ramona is faced with an existential crisis question life up to this pointDetails of Cast
María Vázquez, Santi Prego, Soraya Luaces, E.R. Cunha aka Tatán, Susana SampedroDetails of Crew
Cinematography: Lucía C. Pan, Editor: Ricardo Saraiva, Music: Patricia Cadaveira, Marcel PascualProducer Details
Daniel Froiz, María Zamora, Stefan Schmitz, Mireia Graell VivancosWriter Details
Álvaro GagoStills
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