2020 / 104m - Spain
Fantasy
4.0*/5.0*
Baby poster

Plot: A young woman delivers a baby in her apartment, without the help of anyone else. It turns out she is a drug addict who can't support her addiction, let alone a newborn child. Desperate and hoping to give her child a better life, she sells it to a somewhat peculiar lady, who operates a little business selling babies to wealthy families. On her way home regret overtakes the young mother, and she decides to go back to reclaim her child. The lady lives in a rundown mansion with two children of her own, hoping t

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March 26, 2022

4.0*/5.0*

A very peculiar film. It's not an easy one to pinpoint, mixing drama, horror and thriller elements, but never landing on a single genre. Ultimately, it felt more like a dark fairy tale to me, so I'm just filing it under fantasy. There is no dialogue here, Ulloa relies on slick cinematography and a haunting score to tell the tragic tale of a mother trying to reunite with her newborn child. The performances are great, the atmosphere is thick and the execution on point. A lovely little discovery.