The Vice of Hope

The Vice of Hope

2018 · 96 min · IT · 6.6 (49 votes)
Dir. Edoardo De Angelis · Starring Pina Turco, Massimiliano Rossi, Cristina Donadio, Marcello Romolo, Marina Confalone, Odette Gomis · Music Enzo Avitabile
Drama

To support her family, Maria works as a trafficker of surrogate mothers, transporting them from place to place along a river — but when one disappears, Maria is left with the task of finding her and must enter deeper into a world she wishes to escape.

VIBE

A raw, unflinching look at desperate circumstances. This film feels heavy, steeped in the grim realities of exploitation and the moral compromises made for survival. It's a somber, tense journey down a murky river.

grittysombertenseunflinchingsteadysocial realismcharacter-driven dramaarthousesurvivalexploitationmoralitydesperation
complicated birthchild trafficking
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