LAND OF OUR MOTHERS
Trailer
Synopsis
Rosario, an elderly woman who lives with Ofelio, her disabled son, her donkey and her goat, makes a living selling fig salt to the elderly, who know its ancient uses... and to the not so old, mixing it with pharmacy tranquilizers. and more ingredients. The La Mancha town where they live is ruined by the gambling addiction of its inhabitants and its rulers, who decide to sell it. Everyone resigns themselves to the forced sale, but Rosario's house and lagoon are in the middle of the municipality.
Film sheet
Rosario, an elderly woman who lives with Ofelio, her disabled son, her donkey and her goat, makes a living selling fig salt to the elderly, who know its ancient uses... and to the not so old, mixing it with pharmacy tranquilizers. and more ingredients. The La Mancha town where they live is ruined by the gambling addiction of its inhabitants and its rulers, who decide to sell it. Everyone resigns themselves to the forced sale, but Rosario's house and lagoon are in the middle of the municipality.
LANGUAGES): Spanish
SUBTITLE: English
COUNTRY(S): Spain
PREMIER TYPE: Regional Premiere
SECTION: Hispanic Looks
DIRECTOR(S): Liz lobato
PRODUCER(S): Miguelina Cinematographic Productions, Por lo Visto SL, FTF Cam, La Bestia Produce
SCREENWRITER(S): Liz lobato
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Ismael Blanco
EDITOR: Angel Pazos
MUSIC: Luis Tejera, Jeremías Tejera
CONTACT: I believe it, Movibeta
DISTRIBUTION: Saturnino García, José Luis Cruza, Milagros Torres Perales, Carlos Alberto Márquez, Néstor Espada, Luis Miguel Torres Clemente, Rosa Aranda Medrano, Antonio José Novillo, Pilar Rivera, Juliana Sesmero, Maruja López Santos
Director's Statement
From Europe they paint how we want to help the rural world and then they are removing aid and the land from under their feet. The story is to tell that no one is helping the countryside, that there is talk of an emptied Spain and from Europe they encourage people to go to the towns to live in their homes and work from the computer, but the rural environment is not helped, On the contrary, it is prevented. And a type of crop is being promoted, for example, that dries. In La Mancha almost all the dry land vineyards have been removed and irrigated. Promoted by the European Union, there are hectares and hectares that we already knew that there was no water to irrigate them, that the water was being taken from illegal wells in most cases and that they were emptying the subsoil. I didn't think I was going to make a tragedy and I wasn't going to make a comedy either. The language is the language of the earth, which is laughed at so as not to cry or not to die. In the end, we all like to laugh at our misfortunes and those of others and that's fine. Laughter is the only way we have to enjoy.
Festivals and awards
From Europe they paint how we want to help the rural world and then they are removing aid and the land from under their feet. The story is to tell that no one is helping the countryside, that there is talk of an emptied Spain and from Europe they encourage people to go to the towns to live in their homes and work from the computer, but the rural environment is not helped, On the contrary, it is prevented. And a type of crop is being promoted, for example, that dries. In La Mancha almost all the dry land vineyards have been removed and irrigated. Promoted by the European Union, there are hectares and hectares that we already knew that there was no water to irrigate them, that the water was being taken from illegal wells in most cases and that they were emptying the subsoil. I didn't think I was going to make a tragedy and I wasn't going to make a comedy either. The language is the language of the earth, which is laughed at so as not to cry or not to die. In the end, we all like to laugh at our misfortunes and those of others and that's fine. Laughter is the only way we have to enjoy.
2023 Malaga Spanish Film Festival Silver Biznaga Winner, Zonacine Best Actor Saturnino García Nominated Zonazine – Best Ibero-American Film.
Liz lobato
Trained in Philosophy at Paris IV Sorbonne, in acting at the Jean Davy School (Paris), she began to work as an actress in Paris. In Madrid she continues her training at the International Studio of Juan Carlos Corazza. She has taught acting for the camera, acting for the camera in English at the Juan Carlos Corazza International Studio, Centro del Actor, and currently teaches Theater History and Shakespeare at the Clara Méndez-Leite School for the Art of Acting. She has also translated several plays. She has been working as an actress for twenty-eight years, her latest works have been Salir del wardrobe, directed by Ángeles Reiné, the Netflix series Elite. She is a screenwriter, producer and director, she has directed four internationally awarded fiction short films.
Director's Filmography
Land of our mothers (feature film, 2023)
Dancers (short film, 2011)
When it thunders (short film, 2010)
La Quela (short film, 2008)