EXCLUSIVE: Clip for Maura Delpero's Maternal
by Cineuropa
- The first fiction film by the Bolzano-born filmmaker is set to world-premiere in Competition at Locarno

Lu and Fati are teen mums living in a religious shelter in Buenos Aires. Sister Paola arrives from Italy to take her final vows. When one of the girls runs away, the young nun takes care of her baby.
This the synopsis for Maternal [+see also:
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Check out our exclusive clip below:
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