MEXICO · 1953

El niño y la niebla/The Boy and the Fog

Roberto Gavaldón
mental illness maternal obsession family secrets genetic inheritance parental protection
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Marta is obsessed with protecting her son from the genetic predisposition to schizophrenia that she has hidden from her husband.

Year1953
CountryMexico
DirectorRoberto Gavaldón
El niño y la niebla/The Boy and the Fog poster

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