Our Mothers (15)

Dir: César Díaz | Belgium, Guatemala | 2024 | 77 mins | Subtitled

Cast | Emma Dib, Armando Espitia, Aurelia Caal, Julio Serrano Echeverria

Winner of Cannes Film Festival’s prestigious Camera d’Or, Our Mothers is the gripping, powerfully emotional fiction feature debut from César Diaz.

Decades after the brutal Guatemalan Civil War, a young forensic anthropologist works tirelessly to find the remains of the missing. When an elderly woman’s witness statement gives Ernesto (Armando Espitia) a clue about the fate of his long-lost father, he investigates against the strenuous wishes of his mother Cristina (Emma Dib) and uncovers a terrible and shocking truth.

Drawn from his own history, Diaz’s multi award-winning film is a beautifully rendered study of Guatemala’s troubled past, with a rare focus on the US-backed military’s campaign against the country’s indigenous population.

Important Information:

Run Time: 1hr 17mins

Priority Booking: Opens Monday 13th May, 10am

General Booking: Opens Monday 20th May, 10am

Evenings – £7 (£6.50)

Matinees – £6.50 (£6)

All Shows Under 26s – Only £5!

Friends of Stamford Cinema – 50p off