''Madre'' is a 2016 Colombian short drama film directed by Simón Mesa Soto. It is one of four short films created as part of a Swedish-financed international film project titled "Break the Silence" which examines sexualized violence against children. It premiered at the

2016 Cannes Film Festival The 69th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 May 2016. Australian director George Miller was the President of the Jury for the main competition. French actor Laurent Lafitte was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies. On 15 Marc ...

as one of the entries in the

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competition. Later that year it won the prize of ''Best Fiction Short Film'' at Havana Film Festival, it was a nominee for ''Best Short Film'' at

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, it won a ''Gold Hugo'' at

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, it was nominated for ''Live Action Short Film'' at AFI Fest and it was nominated for ''Best Fiction Short Film'' at Guanajuato International Film Festival. 2017 was a successful year too for the film since it won the awards ''Best Fiction Short Film'' and ''Best Actress'' at

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and was nominated for ''Best Short Film'' at Premios Macondo.

Synopsis

16-year-old Andrea leaves her neighborhood in the hills of Medellin to attend a downtown casting call for a porno film.

Cast

* Yurani Anduquia Cortes * Paulo De Jesús Barros Sousa * María Camila Maldonado

References

External links

* 2016 films 2010s Spanish-language films 2016 drama films 2016 short films Short Film Palme d'Or winners Colombian short films Colombian drama films Swedish drama films Swedish short films 2010s Swedish films 2010s Colombian films {{Colombia-film-stub

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