Mother and Child

It's been years since Karen gave her daughter, Elizabeth, up for adoption, and the decision to abandon her child has always haunted her. Upon meeting laid-back Paco, Karen permits her anxiety and mistrust to get the best of her. On the surface it appears that Elizabeth is none the worse for never knowing her biological mother; she's a fast-talking lawyer who's just landed a high-profile job at a firm fronted by Paul, though her unsavory penchant for exploiting others is about to blow up in her face. Meanwhile, maternal-minded baker Lucy longs to experience the joys of motherhood, eventually deciding that adoption is the best bet to start a family with her husband, Joseph.

Keywords

  • American Independent Films
  • Deauville Film Festival
  • Deauville Film Festival: Highlight on the American Cinema (home)
  • Just released
  • parenthood

Actors

  • David Morse
  • Samuel L. Jackson
  • Naomi Watts
  • Shareeka Epps
  • Kerry Washington
  • Amy Brenneman
  • Annette Bening

Director

  • Rodrigo Garcia

Drama

2h 5min

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United States
2009
It's been years since Karen gave her daughter, Elizabeth, up for adoption, and the decision to abandon her child has always haunted her. Upon meeting laid-back Paco, Karen permits her anxiety and mistrust to get the best of her. On the surface it appears that Elizabeth is none the worse for never knowing her biological mother; she's a fast-talking lawyer who's just landed a high-profile job at a firm fronted by Paul, though her unsavory penchant for exploiting others is about to blow up in her face. Meanwhile, maternal-minded baker Lucy longs to experience the joys of motherhood, eventually deciding that adoption is the best bet to start a family with her husband, Joseph.

It's been years since Karen gave her daughter, Elizabeth, up for adoption, and the decision to abandon her child has always haunted her. Upon meeting laid-back Paco, Karen permits her anxiety and mistrust to get the best of her. On the surface it appears that Elizabeth is none the worse for never knowing her biological mother; she's a fast-talking lawyer who's just landed a high-profile job at a firm fronted by Paul, though her unsavory penchant for exploiting others is about to blow up in her face. Meanwhile, maternal-minded baker Lucy longs to experience the joys of motherhood, eventually deciding that adoption is the best bet to start a family with her husband, Joseph.


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