Athens International Film Festival
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MATRIA


SPAIN | 2023 | COLOR | DCP | 99’ | GALICIAN

Ramona. A 40 year-old woman in today’s Galicia. A woman who is constantly working but she can’t even make rent. Álvaro Gago bases her on a real person of his own life, but it is hard to question her realism. The cinema of Ken Loach and the Dardenne brothers is always a sacred icon in such stories, but in this film there’s something courageously new: Ramona isn’t instantly likable, she is foul-mouthed, confrontational, self-destructive. Her character makes her difficulties even worse. And that’s where the film thrives, underlining how an entire life of hardship can transform you. A literally panting drama about people produced by a system which deliberately sustains them as barely pieced together ruins. I.D.

DIRECTOR: Álvaro Gago
SCREENWRITER: Álvaro Gago
DoP: Lucía C. Pan
EDITOR: Ricardo Saraiva
PRINCIPAL CAST: María Vazquez, Santi Prego, Soraya Luaces, E.R. Cunha “Tatán”, Susana Sampedro

ÁLVARO GAGO
Director, editor and screenwriter of Galician origin. He studied Drama in Chicago and Direction at London Film School. His short film, ‘Matria’, deals exactly with the same story as this one, and was nominated for a Goya Award. This is his debut feature film, while his next film ‘Porto Allegre’ is on its way.

FILMOGRAPHY
2023 Matria



        : International Competition

        CAREFREE DAYS | XIAO YAO YOU

        CAREFREE DAYS | XIAO YAO YOU

        28/09/2023, 19:15, ASTOR
        29/09/2023, 19:00, ASTY

        HOW TO HAVE SEX

        HOW TO HAVE SEX

        28/09/2023, 22:00, IDEAL
        30/09/2023, 21:30, DANAOS 2

        OPPONENT | MOTSTÅNDAREN

        OPPONENT | MOTSTÅNDAREN

        29/09/2023, 19.15, DANAOS 1
        30/09/2023, 22.00, ASTY

        HOARD

        HOARD

        29/09/2023, 22:00, IDEAL
        05/10/2023, 21:30, DANAOS 2

        TÓTEM

        TÓTEM

        30/09/2023, 20:30, IDEAL
        04/10/2023, 21:30, DANAOS 2

        ARTHUR & DIANA

        ARTHUR & DIANA

        01/10/2023, 17:00, ASTOR
        06/10/2023, 19:30, ASTY

        RICEBOY SLEEPS

        RICEBOY SLEEPS

        01/10/2023, 19:15, DANAOS 1
        05/10/2023, 17:00, IDEAL

        20,000 SPECIES OF BEES | 20.000 ESPECIES DE ABEJAS

        20,000 SPECIES OF BEES | 20.000 ESPECIES DE ABEJAS

        02/10/2023, 19:00, ASTOR
        05/10/2023, 19:15, ASTOR

        UNIVERSAL THEORY | DIE THEORIE VON ALLEM

        UNIVERSAL THEORY | DIE THEORIE VON ALLEM

        02/10/2023, 22:00, ASTOR
        03/10/2023, 19:30, ASTOR

        SLOW

        SLOW

        03/10/2023, 19:00, IDEAL
        06/10/2023, 17:00, ASTOR

        LOST COUNTRY

        LOST COUNTRY

        03/10/2023, 21:30, DANAOS 1
        05/10/2023, 17:00, ASTOR

        TEMPORARIES | RICHELIEU

        TEMPORARIES | RICHELIEU

        04/10/2023, 18:00, ASTOR
        06/10/2023, 22:00, ASTOR

        BITTEN | LA MORSURE

        BITTEN | LA MORSURE

        04/10/2023, 20:45, ASTY
        06/10/2023, 22:00, DANAOS 2

        COPENHAGEN DOES NOT EXIST | KØBENHAVN FINDES IKKE

        COPENHAGEN DOES NOT EXIST | KØBENHAVN FINDES IKKE

        04/10/2023, 22:00, DANAOS 1
        06/10/2023, 22:00, DANAOS 1

        OMEN | AUGURE

        OMEN | AUGURE

        05/10/2023, 22:00, ASTOR
        06/10/2023, 19:30, ASTOR

        AWARD-WINNING FILM SCREENING (TEMPORARIES | RICHELIEU)

        AWARD-WINNING FILM SCREENING (TEMPORARIES | RICHELIEU)

        08/10/2023, 22:00, DANAOS 1