[m]otherhood

Feb 4, 2019

0h 55m

★ 10.0

Overview

[m]otherhood will make us stop asking women without children why they don’t want to be mothers, because it gives us all the answers. These types of inquiries can become very annoying after a while; at times, the only way to get out gracefully is by smiling and not saying a word. This documentary brings together several women who’ve decided to sound off on the subject, and whose reasons –hard-hitting and solid– knock the concept of contemporary motherhood as an “ideal” off its pedestal.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Suica Films

[m]otherhood Trailers

Cast

No Cast found.

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