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This film is written, edited, produced, and directed by Melina León.
Based on harrowing true events of an indigenous Andean woman whose newborn baby is whisked away moments after its birth in a downtown Lima clinic—and never returned.
Georgina, an indigenous woman in Peru, gives birth at a free health clinic where her newborn disappears. After she appeals to the authorities and they offer little help, Georgina meets with a newspaper journalist who takes on the investigation.
Reviews
"Peruvian writer-director Melina León’s artfully affecting debut feature splits the difference: Earthy with social detail from a despairing period of Peru’s recent history, it’s also shot, scored and styled like the most beautiful of bad dreams." —Variety
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