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- Filmax
- 1 h 24 m
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- 1 h 24 m
Summary A religious grandmother learns how to use the internet. When she accidentally comes across pornography, she is faced with a dilemma.
Written By: Patricia Ortega, José Ortuño
- Filmax
- 1 h 24 m
- Filmax
- 1 h 24 m
Mamacruz
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Summary A religious grandmother learns how to use the internet. When she accidentally comes across pornography, she is faced with a dilemma.
Written By: Patricia Ortega, José Ortuño
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
77
100% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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A vibrant and lovely character study, Mamacruz makes the most of its horny matriarch.
Mánver is astonishing as Cruz. The film gives the accomplished actress plenty of opportunities to shine. It's such a committed and warm performance, and a willingness to really dive deep into the psyche of her character means you won't be able to get her out of your head.
Balanced on the tightrope between comedy and pathos, the precision-tooled Mamacruz is essentially a sensitively observed character study, with Spanish veteran Kiti Manver delivering a compelling, nuanced central performance as a religiously-repressed woman in late middle age who comes late – in all senses – to the transformative power of her own sensuality.
Mamacruz is finely crafted, if not particularly challenging. This film clearly wants to wrestle with taboos, but that revolutionary spirit doesn’t go much further than the basic premise. With such important themes, this film deserves to be a bit more memorable than it ultimately is.
Mánver takes on the part with ferociousness, creating a portrait of womanhood that challenges dogmatic ideas about the limits of desire. With her delicious Mamacruz, she makes us realize not much separates religious and sexual ecstasy, both of which can often connect us to our higher selves.
The film comes alive when Mamacruz joins a sex therapy workshop. We are introduced to a delicious assortment of older women who bring joy and laughter into her life, along with a moving dose of heartbreak.
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Awards
Premios Carmen
• 4 Wins & 11 Nominations
ASECAN
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Feroz Awards, ES
• 2 Nominations