Malqueridas

They are women. They are mothers. They are prisoners serving long sentences in a correctional facility in Chile. Their children grow up far from them but remain in their hearts. In prison, they find affection in other partners who share their situation. Mutual support among these women becomes a form of resistance and empowerment. Malqueridas build their stories through images captured from them with cell phones inside the prison, recovering the collective memory of a forgotten community. Winner of the Grand Prize at Venice’s Critics’ Week, Malqueridas was praised for its profound impact and masterful execution. The jury said: “Because its subject matter is staggering and its formal approach masterly. Because it’s a radical gesture that brings the off-screen to life… The director places us next to women prisoners, without expressing any judgment on their value, and this is one of the wonders of the poetic license of film”

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