Marghe and Her Mother

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Marghe and Her Mother
Italian Marghe e sua madre
Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Written by Marziyeh Meshkiny, Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Maysam Makhmalbaf
Edited by Flavio Russo
Music by Farid Pirayesh
Production
company
Makhmalbaf Film House
Distributed by
  • Makhmalbaf Film House (UK)
  • Allelammie (Italy)
  • RAI Cinema (Italy)
Release date
  • 27 September 2019 (2019-09-27)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryItalia
LanguageItalian

Marghe and Her Mother (Italian : Marghe e sua madre) is a 2019 British-Italian-Iranian drama film written and directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Starring Ylenia Galtieri,Margherita Pantaleo and Raffaella Gallo. [1]

Contents

Plot

In Italy, Claudia is a young single mother who lives with her daughter named Marghe, a six-year-old precocious girl. When Claudia is kicked out of her home for not being able to pay the rent, she leaves Marghe to an neighbour, while she goes to search for new opportunities of employment and love. [1]

Cast

Release

The film had its premiere at 24th Busan International Film Festival in October 2019, as "Icon" at the festival. It is also selected as the closing film of the 50th International Film Festival of India to be screened on 2019. [3] [4]

Reception

Accolades

YearAward [5] CategoryNominatedResult
2019 Bosphorus Film Festival Best Film - International Competition Mohsen Makhmalbaf Nominated
2019 Hainan International Film Festival Best Feature Film Mohsen Makhmalbaf Nominated
2020 Scandinavian International Film Festival Best Actress Ylenia Galtieri Won
Best Feature Film Mohsen Makhmalbaf Won
2020 WorldFest Houston Best Film Mohsen Makhmalbaf and Makhmalbaf Film House Won
Best Actress Margherita Pantaleo Nominated

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