Souvenir (2021)
Souvenir
”An enigmatic woman rents her belly to a possessive couple obsessed with starting a family.”
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Selected to compete in the 2019 Guadalajara International Film Festival, 'Souvenir' is a film that tackles one of the most controversial topics in contemporary Mexico: surrogacy motherhood. Director Armond Cohen's feature debut offers space to reflect on motherhood itself, but more importantly, on women's ability to make decisions about their own bodies. It's a powerful drama with complex and flawed characters, masterfully performed by the great Paulina Gaitán, Flavio Medina ('Estar o no Estar'), Marco Pérez ('Gloria') and Yuriria del Valle ('Manos Libres').
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The enigmatic Isabel decides to rent her belly to give birth to the baby of Sara and Joaquin, a possessive couple, obsessed with the idea of starting a family.
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