ma ma
2015 · 1h 51m · Drama
Critics loved this Spanish drama about a mother battling cancer while her son pursues soccer stardom, but audience scores tell a different story—skip the mixed signals and trust your gut. The critical acclaim suggests it's worth a shot if you're in the mood for heavy emotional drama, but the IMDb/Metacritic gap warns this one might feel heavy-handed or uneven.
Plot
After finding a lump in one of her breasts, Magda goes to visit her doctor who gives her bad news: she needs a mastectomy, preceded by severe chemo treatments. While she ponders this ill fortune at a soccer game where her son Dani participates, she attracts the attention of talent scout Arturo, who is looking for talented young players to enroll them in the junior leagues.
