April's Daughters

April's Daughters

5.9IMDb Score
Released:2017-07-26
Genre:Drama
Duration:103 min
Country:Mexico
Director:Michel Franco
Actors:Emma Suárez, Ana Valeria Becerril, Enrique Arrizon, Joanna Larequi, Hernán Mendoza
Production:TEOREMA, Videocine

Overview:

Valeria is 17 and pregnant. She lives in Puerto Vallarta with Clara, her half sister. Valeria has not wanted her long-absent mother, April, to find out about her pregnancy, but due to the economic strain and the overwhelming responsibility of having a baby in the house, Clara decides to call their mother. April arrives, willing to her daughters, but we soon understand why Valeria had wanted her to stay away.

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