Ma Ma (2015 film)

Ma Ma
Ma Ma
	Film poster
Directed by	Julio Medem
Written by	Julio Medem
Starring	Penélope Cruz
Cinematography	Kiko de la Rica
Music by	Alberto Iglesias
Production; companies	Mare Nostrum Productions; Morena Films
Distributed by	Entertainment One Films
Release date	11 September 2015;
Running time	111 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Ma Ma (Spanish: Ma ma) is a 2015 Spanish drama film directed by Julio Medem.^[1] It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.

Plot[]

Magda (Penélope Cruz) is an unemployed teacher. She is diagnosed with breast cancer and battles the disease. This creates unexpected bonds with people close to her.

Cast[]

Penélope Cruz as Magda
Luis Tosar as Arturo
Asier Etxeandia as Julián
Àlex Brendemühl as Raúl
Silvia Abascal as Nurse
Teo Planell
Samuel Viyuela
Virginia Ávila as ICU Nurse
Anna Jiménez as Natasha
Elena Carranza as TV reporter

Awards and nominations[]

Awards	Category	Nominated	Result
III Premios Feroz^[2]	Best Main Actress	Penélope Cruz	Nominated
III Premios Feroz^[2]	Best Original Soundtrack	Alberto Iglesias	Nominated
30th Goya Awards^[3]	Best Actress	Penélope Cruz	Nominated
	Best Makeup and Hairstyles	Ana Lozano, Fito Dellibarda and Massimo Gattabrusi	Nominated
	Best Original Score	Alberto Iglesias	Nominated

References[]

^ "CANNES Q&A: Penelope Cruz on Producing 'Ma Ma'". Variety. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ Pérez Martín, María (9 December 2015). "'La novia' lidera las nominaciones a los Premios Feroz 2016". LosExtras (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2015.
^ "'The Bride' Leads Spain's Goya Award Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 December 2015.

External links[]

Ma Ma at IMDb
Ma Ma at Rotten Tomatoes

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[variety-1] "CANNES Q&A: Penelope Cruz on Producing 'Ma Ma'". Variety. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

[Feroz3-2] Pérez Martín, María (9 December 2015). "'La novia' lidera las nominaciones a los Premios Feroz 2016". LosExtras (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2015.

[Goya-3] "'The Bride' Leads Spain's Goya Award Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 December 2015.

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v t Films directed by Julio Medem
Feature films	Vacas (1992) The Red Squirrel (1993) Earth (1996) Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998) Sex and Lucia (2001) Chaotic Ana (2007) Room in Rome (2010) Ma Ma (2015)
Documentary	The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone (2003)
Other	7 Days in Havana (2012; segment "The Temptation of Cecilia")