Our Mothers

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| name = Our Mothers

| image = Our Mothers.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|Nuestras Madres}}

| director = César Díaz

| producer = Delphine Schmit
Géraldine Sprimont

| writer = Cesar Diaz

| starring = Armando Espitia
Emma Dib
Aurelia Caal
Julio Serrano Echeverría

| music = Rémi Boubal

| cinematography = Virginie Surdej

| editing = Damien Maestraggi

| studio = Need Productions
Perspective Films
Cine Concepcion
Proximus

| distributor = Pyramide

| released = {{film date|2019|5|21|Cannes|df=yes}}

| runtime = 78 minutes

| country = Belgium
France
Guatemala

| language = Spanish

}}

Our Mothers ({{langx|es|Nuestras madres}}) is a 2019 drama film written and directed by César Díaz. The film was an international co-production between companies in Belgium, France and Guatemala.{{Cite web |last=Pablos |first=Emiliano De |date=23 September 2019 |title=Outsider Pictures Nabs U.S. Rights to 'Our Mothers,' Belgium's Oscar Submission (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/outsider-pictures-us-rights-our-mothers-belgiums-oscar-submission-1203347079/ |access-date=13 September 2024 |website=Variety}}

It follows a forensic anthropologist in Guatemala investigating the disappearance of his father, a guerrilla fighter who went missing in the 1980s. It was screened at the Critics Week section of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival where Díaz won the Caméra d'Or.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/cannes-film-festival-2019-winners-1203225973/ |title=Bong Joon-ho's 'Parasite' Wins the Palme d'Or at Cannes |work=Variety |date=25 May 2019 |access-date=23 August 2019}}

Cast

Armando Espitia as Ernesto
Emma Dib as Cristina
Aurelia Caal as Nicolasa
Julio Serrano Echeverría as Juan

Release

Our Mothers was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/oscars-belgium-sends-cannes-prizewinner-our-mothers-to-international-feature-film-race-1203311873/ |title=Oscars: Belgium Sends Cannes Prizewinner 'Our Mothers' to International Feature Film Race |work=Variety |first=Elsa |last=Keslassy |date=23 August 2019 |access-date=23 August 2019}} It received six nominations at the 10th Magritte Awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Díaz, winning Best First Feature Film.{{cite news |last1=Dricot |first1=Lucy |title=Découvrez le palmarès complet de la 10e cérémonie des Magritte du cinéma|url=https://www.rtbf.be/culture/cinema/dossier/les-magritte-du-cinema/detail_decouvrez-le-palmares-complet-de-la-10e-ceremonie-des-magritte-du-cinema?id=10421839 |access-date=1 February 2020 |publisher=RTBF |date=1 February 2020|language=fr}}

Accolades

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! scope="col"|Award / Film Festival

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! scope="col"|Recipients and nominees

! scope="col"|Result

Belgian Film Critics Association{{cite web |title=Grand Prix UCC 2020: les cinq finalistes connus, le Cavens dévoilé |url=https://6nema.org/2019/12/18/grand-prix-ucc-2o20-les-cinq-finalistes-connus-le-cavens-devoile/ |website=6néma |access-date=13 January 2020 |language=fr |date=18 December 2019}}

|Best Film

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|Caméra d'Or

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Grand Prize – Critics' Week

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SACD Award

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rowspan=6|Magritte Award

|Best Film

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