Ma Ma (2015 film)

2015 film

Penélope Cruz
Julio Medem
Álvaro Longoria

Starring

Penélope Cruz
Luis Tosar
Asier Etxeandia
Teo Planell
Silvia Abascal
Alex Brendemühl

CinematographyKiko de la RicaEdited by

Julio Medem
Iván Aledo

Music byAlberto Iglesias

Production
companies

Morena Films
Mare Nostrum Productions

Distributed byEntertainment One Films

Release date

11 September 2015 (2015-09-11)

Running time

111 minutesCountries

Spain
France

LanguageSpanish

Ma Ma (Spanish: Ma ma) is a 2015 Spanish-French drama film directed by Julio Medem.^[1] It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.

Plot

Magda is an unemployed teacher. She is diagnosed with breast cancer and battles the disease. This creates unexpected bonds with people close to her.

Cast

Penélope Cruz as Magda
Luis Tosar as Arturo
Asier Etxeandia as Julián
Àlex Brendemühl as Raúl
Silvia Abascal as Nurse
Teo Planell
Samuel Viyuela
Virginia Ávila as ICU Nurse
Anna Jiménez as Natasha
Elena Carranza as TV reporter

Reception

Screen Daily lauded the strong cast but the "schmaltzy script and uneven tone of the film conspire to upstage [Cruz´] performance".^[2]

Awards and nominations

Awards	Category	Nominated	Result
3rd Feroz Awards^[3]	Best Main Actress	Penélope Cruz	Nominated
3rd Feroz Awards^[3]	Best Original Soundtrack	Alberto Iglesias	Nominated
30th Goya Awards^[4]	Best Actress	Penélope Cruz	Nominated
	Best Makeup and Hairstyles	Ana Lozano, Fito Dellibarda and Massimo Gattabrusi	Nominated
	Best Original Score	Alberto Iglesias	Nominated

References

^ "CANNES Q&A: Penelope Cruz on Producing 'Ma Ma'". Variety. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ Hunter, Allan (13 September 2015). "'ma ma': Review". Screen. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
^ Pérez Martín, María (9 December 2015). "'La novia' lidera las nominaciones a los Premios Feroz 2016". LosExtras (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2015.
^ "'The Bride' Leads Spain's Goya Award Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 December 2015.