summary:
La Piedad, a striking cinematic study written and directed by Eduardo Casanova, unfolds under the direction of Luis Angel Perez with a score by Pedro Onetto. The film is brought to life through the collaboration of Pokeepsie Films, with producers Alex de la Iglesia, Carolina Bang, Florencia Franco and Jimena Monteoliva guiding every meticulous detail. The ensemble features Ángela Molina, known for complex, intimate performances in Los abrazos rotos and Carne Trémula, alongside Manel Llunell of Malnazidos, Ana Polvorosa famous for Skins and Las chicas del cable, Antonio Durán Morris of Fariña, María León from Endless and The Sleeping Voice, Daniel Freire of The Year of Fury, Songa Park, Alberto Jo Lee, Macarena Gómez, and Meteora Fontana, bringing a diverse range of textures to the narrative. The film tells a story of a strange, unconditional love rendered through a horror lens and a morbid melodrama, where obsession, addiction, motherhood, control, fear, and power sculpt characters that feel diametrically opposed to one another. It is a tapestry of tension and emotion, where stark imagery and quiet, unsettling moments feed a narrative that lingers long after the screen goes dark. The result is a cinematic experience that invites reflection on how intimate bonds can tip into domination, and how the line between care and compulsion becomes dangerously blurred, leaving viewers to question what true mercy looks like when the heart is pushed to extremes.