Mothers (2010 film)
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| Directed by | Milcho Manchevski |
| Produced by | Christina Kallas |
| Written by | Milcho Manchevski |
| Starring | Ana Stojanovska |
| Music by | Igor Vasilev Novogradska |
| Cinematography | Vladimir Samoilovski |
| Edited by | Zaklina Stojcevska |
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| Country | Macedonia |
| Language | Macedonian |
Mothers (Macedonian: Мајки / Majki) is a 2010 film by Milcho Manchevski. The internationally co-produced film is notable for its innovative use of fiction and documentary. Manchevski attributes his experiment to his interest in the blurring lines between truth and fiction, drama and documentary.
The three stories focus on three aspects of life in contemporary Republic of Macedonia (a city, a small town and a deserted village). Mothers, whose motto is “The Truth Hurts” explores the nature of truth – all three stories (two fiction and one documentary) are based on real events, but only one - the most incredible - is told as documentary. This story examines the unsolved mystery of the Kichevo serial killer who murdered several retired cleaning women. A crime reporter who covered the stories was arrested, and two days later he was found dead with his head in a bucket of water. A suicide note was found in his cell.
Mothers premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and had its European premiere in the Panorama section of the 61st Berlin International Film Festival.
Three stories, all true, one real. Employing an innovative structure, the three stories in Mothers highlight the delicate relationship of truth and fiction, of drama and documentary. What is the nature of truth? The film eschews neat narrative devices and pushes to confront their own definitions of filmic reality.
The film was written and directed by Milcho Manchevski, and produced by Christina Kallas. Vladimir Samoilovski was the director of photography, David Munns was the production designer, Zaklina Stojcevska edited the film, and the music was composed by Igor Vasilev and Novogradska. Principal photography took place in Mariovo, Macedonia, Kicevo, Macedonia, and Skopje, Macedonia.
The film won the following awards:
Mothers was well received by the audience and critics a like. It was widely praised, and has said to "grab your attention from the beginning till end", one reviewer had said.
Rotten Tomatoes scored the film at 58%, with an average score of 3.5/5.
Alissa Simon writing in Variety said "There's a stew of ideas simmering in "Mothers," but unfortunately none of them emerge fully cooked". Natasha Senjanovic of The Hollywood Reporter said "Manchevski mixes fiction with documentary in a film that hits home on an emotional rather than intellectual level".
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