France / May 16, 2026 / Cannes Film Festival
Forever Your Maternal Animal (2026)
Directed by Valentina Maurel
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Plot
After years studying in Europe, Elsa returns to Costa Rica to reunite with her family. She finds her younger sister living alone in the family home, growing increasingly distant and reclusive, as if slipping into a world of her own. Their parents, meanwhile, are absorbed in their own lives. Her father drifts through a series of affairs, while her mother is immersed in republishing the erotic poems of her youth, neither fully grasping the urgency of the situation. Elsa’s return draws the three women into a confrontation with what still binds them, despite everything.
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Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Soy tu animal materno |
| Original language | Español (ES) |
| Spoken languages | Español |
| Production countries | Costa Rica, Belgium, France, Mexico |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Wrong Men, Geko Films, Pimienta Films, Tres Tigres Films |
| Release date | 16 maggio 2026 |
| Production | Benoît Roland, Grégoire Debailly |
| Editing | Bertrand Conard |
| Cinematography | Nicolás Wong |
| Assistant directors | Valentina Maurel |
| Music | Erick Vargas |
| Sound | Erick Vargas |
Release dates
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