“Inquisitive” and “moving”: this is Maite Alberdi’s documentary about an unusual Mexican case

“Inquisitive” and “moving”: this is Maite Alberdi’s documentary about an unusual Mexican case

In A Child of One’s Own, her first feature film since The Place of the Other (2024), the national filmmaker tackles the story of a woman who faked a pregnancy and kidnapped a newborn. The director of The Infinite Memory (2023) has once again garnered praise, but has also raised some doubts. The film – which premieres on Netflix this Thursday the 13th – is currently competing to become Mexico’s representative at the Oscars.

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