Las hijas de abril

28th STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. DAY 2, NOV 9th 2017. Swedish premiere.

‪With good performances overall and an interesting plot, the film works well as an exploration of family relations, manipulation and betrayal.‬

‪‪The fifth feature film from Mexican writer-director Michel Franco, "April's Daughter" (2017) was shot in Puerto Vallarta and Mexico City. Actors Emma Suárez, Ana Valeria Becrril, Enrique Arrizon and Joanna Larequi has a believable chemistry. Thematically powerful.‬

The presentation of the subject was way worse than an episode of 16 and pregnant and we know how bad that other show is.

Just watch the body language. I speak English primarily. My reading comprehension of Spanish stands far higher than my verbal comprehension. I understood this film also by the tone of the voices. So much was communicated even without my lack of fluency in Spanish.

A real story with a troubled mother and two daughters who don't need her.

This film would convince many daughters to sever contact with their mothers. April represents treachery, insanity, and deceit. It's awful when a woman gets betrayed by someone close to her but a loving mother wouldn't consider what April does. Valeria's older sister and boyfriend are useless!!!

Sometimes people need to stay gone from our lives.

I speak Spanish and the movie is great. Very well done.

Not much to say about this movie. The acting was good, but that's the only half decent thing it has going on. The rest is laughable and ridiculous at best. Valerie was the only character with seemingly human emotions. Clara was just... there. Not much going on about her except her obesity issues. Mateo was as dumb as people get - any more and he would be a dolphin. The mother though is the icing on the cake. She is just plain old clinically crazy! And of course the movie doesn't bother giving us closure on anything going on inside her head.

Regarding the plot. Not much going on here. We witness the worst parents on earth. That's it.

I watched it with a friend of mine and we had lots of laughs, so if you want to have some fun and have an interesting evening with your friends then by all means watch this. You will not regret it (perhaps).