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- GEM Entertainment
- 1 h 43 m
- GEM Entertainment
- 1 h 43 m
Summary A pregnant 17-year-old decides to keep her condition to herself, enjoying a calm life in Puerto Vallarta. But, why on earth hadn't the inexperienced mother-to-be sought for assistance earlier? Can a mere child raise a kid on her own?
Directed By: Michel Franco
Written By: Michel Franco
- GEM Entertainment
- 1 h 43 m
- GEM Entertainment
- 1 h 43 m
April's Daughter
60
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Summary A pregnant 17-year-old decides to keep her condition to herself, enjoying a calm life in Puerto Vallarta. But, why on earth hadn't the inexperienced mother-to-be sought for assistance earlier? Can a mere child raise a kid on her own?
Directed By: Michel Franco
Written By: Michel Franco
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
60
50% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
50% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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The tension that Franco builds with every scene is crafty and strong, leaving one curious enough to wonder where this narrative is going.
Frankly, it’s anybody guess why characters do what they do in April’s Daughter, which may be both realistic and admirably nonjudgmental on Franco’s part, but it makes for a confusing and at times clinical moviegoing experience, as the director applies his detached Michael Haneke-like style to material that begs a certain amount of clarification.
Franco manages to maintain credibility as he ramps up the emotional stakes, creating situations in which the viewer longs to jump into the screen and change the course of events.
Minutely observed and framed with great precision, this finally has a few too many characters and twists to become a fully satisfying drama.
Franco has a hardlined style and a kind of story that play like an apprentice Haneke. However, as each film arrives, the power diminishes, because the stories are now easily predictable.
What begins as a well-observed, quietly modulated study of teen pregnancy and the strains of young motherhood devolves abruptly into extravagantly nutty soap operatics.
User Reviews
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Production Company
Lucia Films,
Trebol Stone
Duration 1 h 43 m
Genres
Tagline She would do anything for her daughter.
Awards
Mexican Cinema Journalists
• 2 Wins & 8 Nominations
Ariel Awards, Mexico
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
