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UNA MADRE
The portrait of a city that is welcoming and uncommunicative in equal measure, of a family united by the fragile bonds of necessity and love and the unique gaze of a marvellous woman at an extraordinary moment. At the age of 65, and after several failed attempts, Amalia has succeeded in seeing her dream come true: getting her whole family together for a New Year's Eve dinner. One mother tells the story of how Amalia, with humour and her personal commitment, weaves the web of invisible threads with which she protects and brings together those closest to her, patching over the silences of some and guiding the futures of others. She knows that it will be an intense evening, awash with secrets and lies, a lot of laughter and long overdue confessions that will finally come out to reveal the future. A portrait of a dearly loved woman and an indication of what human nature is capable of at its very best.