Mia Madre

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Alternate/Foreign Title: Margherita [Working title], Mia madre [Original title], My Mother [English title]

DVD Released (Y/M/D): 2016-11-15

Genre: Foreign

Sub-genre: Drama

Director: Nanni Moretti

Stars: Margherita Buy , John Turturro , Giulia Lazzarini , Nanni Moretti , Beatrice Mancini , Stefano Abbati , Enrico Ianniello , Anna Bellato , Toni Laudadio , Lorenzo Gioielli , Pietro Ragusa

MPAA Rating: R

Synopsis: Acclaimed Italian auteur Nanni Moretti finds comedy and pathos in the story of Margherita, a harried film director (Margherita Buy, A Five Star Life) trying to juggle the demands of her latest movie and a personal life in crisis. The star of her film, a charming but hammy American actor (John Turturro) imported for the production, initially presents nothing but headaches and her crew is close to mutiny. Away from the shoot, Margherita tries to hold her life together as her beloved mother's illness progresses, and her teenage daughter grows ever more distant. Source: RottenTomatoes.com

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