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Good Mother (The)

Country: Mexico, Language: Spanish, 6 mins

Original Title

La Madre Buena
  • Director: Sarah Clift
  • Writer: Sarah Clift
  • Producer: Jorge Aguilera; Lissy Castillo

CGiii Comment

No words are necessary...it really is that good!


Watch...

La Madre Buena (The Good Mother) Film from Sarah Clift on Vimeo.

The(ir) Blurb...

A Mexican mother, with her only child's birthday looming, embarks upon an epic journey across land and through her politics, to find the right piñata for her son... 

Cast & Characters

Monica Del Carmen as Mother;
Rupert Degas as Newscaster;
Mary Paz Mata as Grandmother;
Fermin Martinez as Father;
Angel Garnica as Mystic Man;
Abraham Espindola as Son;
Luis Eduardo Yee as Piata Seller