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MATEO

Director:

  Maria Gamboa
  

Year Released:

  2014

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4 out of 5

< 3 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Felipe Botero
  Miriam Gutiérrez
  Carlos Hernández
  Samuel Lazcano
  Samuel Lazcano
Movie Haiku:In this tense, terrific drama from Colombia, teenage Mateo and his mother, Made (pronounced Mah-Day), find themselves in the grip of poverty. Made, working tirelessly to keep her son safe from urban warfare, knows there are no short cuts, so she collaborates with other women at a local laundry to open a lime orchard.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2014