In a recording studio, five mothers read the testimonies of other anonymous mothers and open up, laying bare their regret about motherhood. On an imagined island, these five mothers are locked away in an open-air prison. They are under surveillance and forced into hard labor.
The runtime is 75 minutes (1h 15m).
It was a co-production between: France, Italy.
The film was directed by Fatima Bianchi.
The screenplay was written by Fatima Bianchi and Séverine Mathieu.
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Mater Insula
Released
Français
France, Italy
