Summaries

An incarcerated woman struggles to raise her son from prison.

Julia, a 25 year-old university student, two weeks pregnant, with no criminal record, is sent to prison. Julia murdered the father of her child. This story addresses maternity, jail and Justice; confinement, guilt and solitude; but above all it deals with Julia and her son, Tomas, born inside an Argentinean prison.—Anonymous

In Buenos Aires, the independent college student Julia Zárate awakes in her apartment with gore everywhere, her lover Nahuel stabbed, and his lover Ramiro covered with blood but still alive. Julia is pregnant and is sent to a special prison wing with mothers and pregnant prisoners to wait for trial. Julia befriends Marta, who has two children and helps her to understand motherhood and life in prison. Julia delivers Tomás and her mother tries to kidnap her grandson, causing a rebellion in Julia's wing. When Ramiro, who was also Julia's lover, accuses her of murdering Nahuel, her expectation of raising Tomás is hampered.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • female rear nudity
  • woman
  • female full frontal nudity
  • son
  • communal shower
Genres
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date May 28, 2008
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin Brazil Argentina Spain South Korea
Official sites Official site
Language Spanish French
Filming locations Batán Penitentiary, Batán, Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina
Production companies Patagonik Film Group Cineclick Asia Matanza Cine

Box office

Gross US & Canada $14739
Opening weekend US & Canada $3484
Gross worldwide $822504

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 53m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

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