UK Premiere
Pilar Palomero’s follow-up to Schoolgirls (2020) invites us into the world of 14 year-old Carla, brilliantly played by Carla Quilez. An angry, ungovernable teenager, Carla has a fraught relationship with her mother Penelope (Angela Cervantes). When she becomes pregnant, she finds friendship and solidarity in a centre for pregnant teenagers and their babies, but has to grow up fast when faced with responsibilities and emotions that overwhelm her. A moving yet unsentimental tale, La Maternal encourages us to sympathise with this vulnerable young mother.
Thanks to Elle Driver