Salve Maria

• Mar Coll
• 112 min
• Spain
• 2024
• Fiction

Successful author falls into postpartum depression and spirals out of control in a subdued psychological Hitchcock-style thriller about motherhood and boundaries.
Maria is on maternity leave with her young son Eric. She is constantly worried that something is wrong and cannot stand either the cramped Barcelona apartment or the boring everyday routine. When an aggressive crow breaks through a cracked window and relentlessly attacks her, it becomes the tipping point. She becomes obsessed with a high-profile case where a French mother drowned her twin sons, fixating on the idea that the line between normal and monstrous can be blurry. Mar Coll has created a drama that, with a delicate touch and a thriller-like soundtrack, turns every diaper change or breastfeeding session into a nail-biter, while simultaneously questioning the idealized image of motherhood. Laura Weissmahr is extraordinary as Maria.

- Camilla Larsson

• Drama
• Thriller
• Familj
• Uppbrott