2026ATP

Motherland

Name: Motherland
Genre: Music
Released: 2026-10-06

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Patria I is a medium-length film by Juan Ibarlucía and Magela Crosignani that reimagines the form of the Baroque oratorio within the post-industrial landscape of Argentina in 2026. Drawing on a south american reinterpretation of the myth of Cain, and employing music, poetry, performance, and installation art, the work takes the audience on a powerful sonic and emotional journey that spans an extraordinary range of human experience—from extreme violence to compassion and tenderness.

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JUAN IBARLUCÍA - PATRIA I [FILM]

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Reviews

6 reviews · 5 critics

3 fresh · 2 rotten

Frank Scheck

RTThe Hollywood ReporterSep 28, 2012

Motherland doesn't fully succeed on any of its levels. But Doris Yeung's subtle and intelligent debut feature contains enough interesting elements to mark the filmmaker as someone to watch.

Walter V. Addiego

RTSan Francisco ChronicleAug 25, 2011

Yeung tries to mix a whodunit with a story of explosive family dynamics, but the effort succumbs to a weak script and a one-note lead performance.

Mike Hale

RTNew York TimesMar 18, 2011

Plays like an artsy short stretched to 93 minutes.

David Noh

RTFilm Journal InternationalMar 18, 2011

Besides its requisite thrills, the Asian-American experience has rarely been better captured than in this taut, sensitively drawn murder mystery.