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Holiday comes with an interesting premise of a murder mystery in a contemporary drama about family relationships, public morale and resentment. What I loved the most about this picture was the not-knowing if the protagonist is actually the killer or not and whether she would be capable of this sort of crime to the very last minutes of the film. The tense atmosphere fills the viewer with suspense and makes them question the credibility of the protagonist's story - which makes the whole film very engaging and gripping. The psychological aspect of the plot is masterfully done and the brilliant acting performances really elevate the quality of the whole picture. Overall I truly enjoyed watching this picture and it truly had my attention the whole time.

A very pleasant yet raw representation of deciding between having a child or getting an abortion. I loved how this picture managed to capture a lot of perspectives from different people on this issue - we have the protagonist who never wanted children, the boyfriend who thought he had not wanted children but now changed his mind, the friend who always wanted children and the mother who never thought being childless is an option. Every character is actually challenged in their believes in different ways and that contributed to the fact that Mamifera kept me interested for the whole of its runtime. The story itself analyses a very contemporary issue and very present-day feelings of not just women but also men. I also appreciated the dream-like scenes that represent the thoughts and emotions of the protagonist, that are made as moving collages because it reflected her point of view on world and life as she is a collage artist - I like how that aspect was incorporated into the picture.

Mamacruz took another look at the recently often used theme of how we look at sex life and sex drive in elderly age (e.g. Good Luck to you Leo Grande). Personally I appreciated how this film approached the topic of sexual awakening very gently, slowly and almost bashfully, but at the same time in detail an in depth. The story of how we might not feel as beautiful as we get older and maybe even our partners don't want us physically as they used to is a very relatable realistic theme, that can concern anyone in today's society. I must highlight the performnace of the protagonist, who created her character with elegance and truth, captured the riff between her new found self and her old conservative christian self and managed to play out the scenes concernig sex without vulgarity. All in all this is aactually a kind of a feel good film with deep message behind it.