History Of A Secret

When filmmaker Mariana Otero was a young child, her mother disappeared. The family told Mariana and her sister, Isabel, that their mother had gone to work in Paris, but later admitted that she was dead. Twenty-five years later, Otero’s father reveals the truth about her mother, confessing the secret he alone had carried for so long - her mother had died in a back-alley abortion. History Of A Secret moves the viewer emotionally while simultaneously raising social and political questions.

Through Otero´s individual story, the film also looks at the power of family secrets. There are encounters and revelations, silences and wordless commentaries. The film shows us how family secrets are perpetuated, and how important it is to dispel them. Along the way, Otero introduces us to her mother -- a promising painter named Clotilde Vautier.

Upplagd i sortimentet: 27 November, 2007