Motherland

2017

Documentary

Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 93% · 14 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 40%
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 277 277

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Plot summary

The planet’s busiest maternity hospital is located in one of its poorest and most populous countries: the Philippines. There, poor women face devastating consequences as their country struggles with reproductive health policy and the politics of conservative Catholic ideologies.

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Ramona S. Diaz

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868.42 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
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1.74 GB
1920*1080
English 5.1
NR
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by cattis26 9 / 10

A warmhearted look into a dire situation

I saw this documentary at the Docpoint Festival in Helsinki. It offered a non-intrusive look into giving birth in the Philippines and how a maternity clinic handles its huge volumes of customers. The humour of the staff, support between the mothers and the way simple things could make a huge difference made this a heartwarming experience. But without forgetting a reality check into what the lives of these mothers will be like after leaving the clinic. A real eye-opener.
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