Marghe and Her Mother
ItalianMarghe e sua madre
Directed byMohsen Makhmalbaf
Written byMarziyeh Meshkiny, Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Produced by
  • Maysam Makhmalbaf
  • Rocco Calandriello
  • Claudia D'Anna
Starring
  • Ylenia Galtieri
  • Margherita Pantaleo
  • Raffaella Gallo
  • Paolo C. Santeramo
  • Danilo Acinapura
CinematographyMaysam Makhmalbaf
Edited byFlavio Russo
Music byFarid 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]

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

  • Ylenia Galtieri as Claudia[2]
  • Margherita Pantaleo as Marghe[2]
  • Paolo C. Santeramo as Alessandro
  • Raffaella Gallo as Giulia[2]
  • Danilo Acinapura as Alberto

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

Year Award [5] Category Nominated Result
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

References

  1. 1 2 "MARGHE E SUA MADRE". Lucania Film Festival (in Italian). Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "BOSPHORUS 2019 - Review: Marghe and Her Mother". Cineuropa. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  3. โ†‘ "Marghe and Her Mother brings down curtains on 50th IFFI: The spectacular, star-studded closing ceremony brought the eight-day festivities to a fitting climax". India TV News. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  4. โ†‘ "Marghe and Her Mother brings down curtains on 50th IFFI". The Bridge Chronicle. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  5. โ†‘ "Marghe and Her Mother". IMDB. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
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