La maternal: reviews

What the critics say average 0.0 from 3 outlets

• 0.0 El MundoLuis Martínez 'La maternal', by Pilar Palomero, has something of a tornado, an emotional hurricane oblivious to everything that is not its own fever. It's a movie, but above all it's an outburst. It is impossible to remain in front of it without feeling hostage --in the best and worst sense (both things at the same time)-- of a story stopped in an excessive drama that has both an abyss and a promise; of despair and of the future. Read
• 0.0 FotogramasCarlos Loureda There is no longer any doubt about the staging and directing of Pilar Palomero's actresses. The camera moves when agitation is necessary, and it also freezes to become a witness to a reality that, although hidden from a society that looks at it with contempt, is more than necessary to tell. It is fiction and documentary. It is unpredictable, like life itself. Read
• 0.0 CinemaníaAndrea G. Bermejo The best thing about 'La maternal', beyond entering that universe unknown to many that is motherhood at such an early age, is that mixture of comedy and drama so organic that Pilar Palomero achieves. And her warm gaze at such a harsh reality, focusing on that state that cares for the most vulnerable with shelters like the one shown in the film. Read