Amama

Amama

When a Tree Falls

2015 · 103 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama

The story of a family; the story of a conflict. The rural and the urban, the past and the present, parents and their offspring: opposing ways of life struggle against one another whilst, in eloquent silence, the grandmother ('amama') watches her family’s destiny unfold.

Directed by Asier Altuna · Written by Asier Altuna

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