The Mud Woman

María Cartagena is a seasonal worker in the fruit fields of an arid valley in northern Chile, to bring sustenance to her daughter and disabled husband. During the hard workday she overcomes abuse and mistreatment driven by a powerful motivation: saving enough money to visit her brother’s grave, one of the disappeared after the Pinochet coup.

Director: Sergio Castro San Martín

Cast: Catalina Saavedra, Paola Lattus, Maite Neira, Daniel Antivilo, Elsa Poblete, Tiare Pino, Angel Lattus

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.