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Jan 28, 2021 · Remarkably resistant to sentimentality in individual scenes yet baldly manipulative in the big picture, the melodrama “True Mothers” is probably the most mainstream effort yet from Naomi...
- 140 min
- Ben Kenigsberg
True Mothers 2020 2h 20m Drama List 91% Tomatometer 46 Reviews 90% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings An adopted son's mother receives an unexpected visit from the boy's biological mother.
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- Arata Iura
- Naomi Kawase
- Drama
True Mothers Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) Kawase films with a gauzy haze, which heightens...
Sep 20, 2020 · Sep 20, 2020 1:00am PT. True Mothers: Cannes Regular Naomi Kawase Delivers More Plot Than Usual in Adoption Melodrama. Naomi Kawase’s multi-perspective exploration of motherhood has social and...
Sep 18, 2020 · ‘True Mothers’ Review: Naomi Kawase’s Heartbreaking Parenting Saga Goes on Way Too Long. TIFF: A nearly two-and-a-half-hour running time threatens the emotional impact of Kawase's latest,...
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Oct 23, 2020 · 'True Mothers' Review. Home. Movies. Movie Reviews. ‘True Mothers’ (‘Asa ga Kuru’): Film Review. Celebrated Japanese director Naomi Kawase explores maternal pain in her drama...
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Apr 16, 2021 · Sight and Sound. Reviews. True Mothers is a sympathetic and heart-wrenching adoption drama. Deep-seated familial prejudices and societal traditions form the bedrock of Kawase Naomi’s non-linear tale of teen pregnancy and motherhood. 16 April 2021. By Nikki Baughan. True Mothers (2020) Sign up for Sight and Sound’s Weekly Film Bulletin and more.