My Mother (Mia Madre), directed by Nanni Moretti
(Italy)
In Competition
Synopsis:
A filmmaker is swept up in the emotional turmoil of moving out of her boyfriend’s apartment and dealing with a teenage daughter and a hospitalized mom. All this inevitably boils over into the political film she’s making about factory workers at odds with management. Starring Margherita Buy, John Turturro
This film has already been released in Moretti's native Italy to rave reviews, and it is expected to take a prize at Cannes as well. Moretti has had five previous films in competition, winning Palme d'Or for his film The Son's Room in 2001.
Here is the official Italian trailer:
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