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Maternal
Maternal

Maternal

Genres

Drama

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Lu and Fati are teen mums living in a religious shelter in Buenos Aires. Sister Paola arrives there to take her final vows. But the girls’ impending motherhood faces her with a challenging situation.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

6.63/10

Release Date

12 December 2019

Country

Argentina

Cast

Lidiya Liberman

Lidiya Liberman

Sor Paola

Denise Carrizo

Denise Carrizo

Fátima

Agustina Malale

Agustina Malale

Luciana

Marta Lubos

Marta Lubos

Directora

Livia Fernán

Livia Fernán

Sor Aurora

Isabella Cilia

Isabella Cilia

Nina

Alan Rivas

Alan Rivas

Michael

Renata Palminiello

Renata Palminiello

Sister Bruna

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