Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
6.9
/10
133 Ratings
MARTHA
Synopsis
Martha is a 75-year old woman who lives alone in a social interest house in the outskirts of Mexico City. When she decides to end her life, Martha’s thrilling journey towards death will surprisingly lead her, for the first time, to life.
Synopsis
Martha is a 75-year old woman who lives alone in a social interest house in the outskirts of Mexico City. When she decides to end her life, Martha’s thrilling journey towards death will surprisingly lead her, for the first time, to life.
Our take
A meditation on displacement and an emotional story of existential rediscovery, Martha is as intelligently made as it is life-affirming. Especially notable is the striking lead performance by Magda Vizcaíno as the title character.