Las hijas de Abril (2017)

A pregnant 17-year-old decides to keep her condition to herself, enjoying a calm life in Puerto Vallarta. But, why on earth hadn't the inexperienced mother-to-be sought for assistance earlier? Can a mere child raise a kid on her own?

Director:

Michel Franco

Writer:

Michel Franco

Stars:

Emma Suárez, Ana Valeria Becerril, Enrique Arrizon

5 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Emma Suárez	...	Abril
Ana Valeria Becerril	...	Valeria
Enrique Arrizon	...	Mateo
Joanna Larequi	...	Clara
Hernán Mendoza	...	Gregorio
Tony Dalton	...	Álvaro
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ivan Cortes	...	Jorge
Mario Escalante	...	Taxi Driver
María E. Sandoval	...	Directora del DIF

Storyline

Valeria is 17 and pregnant. She lives in Puerto Vallarta with Clara, her half sister. Valeria has not wanted her long-absent mother, April, to find out about her pregnancy, but due to the economic strain and the overwhelming responsibility of having a baby in the house, Clara decides to call their mother. April arrives, willing to her daughters, but we soon understand why Valeria had wanted her to stay away.

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Plot Keywords:

mother daughter relationship | cigarette smoking | female full frontal nudity | female nudity | sister sister relationship | 

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Taglines:

She would do anything for her daughter.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

23 June 2017 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

April lánya

Filming Locations:

Mexico City, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lucia Films,Trebol Stone

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The role played by Emma Suárez was initially written for Isabelle Huppert.

User Reviews

Good for a few laughs

Not much to say about this movie. The acting was good, but that's the only half decent thing it has going on. The rest is laughable and ridiculous at best. Valerie was the only character with seemingly human emotions. Clara was just... there. Not much going on about her except her obesity issues. Mateo was as dumb as people get - any more and he would be a dolphin. The mother though is the icing on the cake. She is just plain old clinically crazy! And of course the movie doesn't bother giving us closure on anything going on inside her head.

Regarding the plot. Not much going on here. We witness the worst parents on earth. That's it.

I watched it with a friend of mine and we had lots of laughs, so if you want to have some fun and have an interesting evening with your friends then by all means watch this. You will not regret it (perhaps).